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245			_aSouth Asia and the future of pro-people development : _bthe centrality of social justice and equality /
260			_aNepal : _bSouth Asia Alliance For Poverty Eradication, _c2016.
300			_axvi, 185 p. ; _c25 cm.
365			_bGratis
505			_aTable of Contents Acknowledgements iv Preface xi Acronyms xviIntroduction and Overview of the Report 1Chapter 1: Poverty Lines and the Development Crises 14 1.1 Conceptual Understanding and Measurement of Poverty 16 1.2 New Strides in Dening and Measuring Poverty 18 1.3 The Paradox of Growth 22 1.4 Problems Espoused by the Neo-liberal Agenda 24 Chapter 2: The Future of Rights Frameworks 30 2.1 Identity and Inequality in Conict Regions 34 2.2 Conict and the Vortex of Violence 36 2.3 Constitutionalism as a Response to Conict 38 2.4 The Crisis of Governance 42 2.5 The Advent of Peoples’ Constitutionalism 44 Chapter 3: Challenges to the Welfare State 48 3.1 The Problem of Dismantling Welfare 51 3.2 Informalising Labour 53 3.3 Military Strengthening at the Expense of Social Security 55 3.4 Rising Fundamentalism 56 3.5 Corruption of Public Institutions 57 3.6 Violence Against Women and Minorities 59 Table of Contents South Asia and the Future of Pro-People Development: The Centrality of Social Justice and Equality vi 3.7 The Problem of Statelessness 65 3.8 Confronting the State 66 Chapter 4: The Other Side of Growth 69 4.1 Trade Imbalances 72 4.2 Environmental Disasters and Climate Change 78 4.3 Migration 83 4.4 Religious Fundamentalism 89 Chapter 5: Trajectory for Inclusive Development: Social Justice and Economic Growth 94 5.1 Trade Union Struggles and Labour Movements 97 5.2 Peasant Movements and Struggle over Natural Resources 100 5.3 Student Movements 111 5.4 Women’s Struggles 112 5.5 Challenges Faced by CSOs 118 5.6 A Way Forward 120 References 123Glossary 131South Asia at a Glance 132List of Selected Development Laws and Policies After Economic Reform in South Asian Countries 140 About the Contributors 156 Annexes
650			_aEquality
650			_aMarginality - Social
650			_aSocial Justice - Human rights
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