The unheard truth : poverty and human rights / Irene Khan ; with David Petrasek ; foreword by Kofi Annan.
Khan, Irene.; Petrasek, David.; Annan, Kofi A. (Kofi Atta)
2009
HC79.P6 K488 2009 (Mapit)
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Title The unheard truth : poverty and human rights / Irene Khan ; with David Petrasek ; foreword by Kofi Annan.
Author Khan, Irene.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9780393337006 (pbk.)
0393337006 (pbk.)
Publication Details New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Co., c2009.
Language English
Description xv, 250 p. : ill., photos ; 23 cm.
Call Number HC79.P6 K488 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification 330
Summary "Despite economic growth in almost every corner of the world over the last decade, billions of people still live in poverty. Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan claims that economic analyses do not provide a full picture and economic solutions alone cannot end the problems of poverty. In an argument enriched with her personal experiences and case studies from around the world, Khan sees poverty as the world's worst human rights crisis because it traps people in a vicious cycle of deprivation, insecurity, exclusion, and voicelessness. She argues that the foremost challenge is the empowerment of poor people, and makes a passionate and urgent plea for action to uphold human rights in the fight to end poverty."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Petrasek, David.
Annan, Kofi A. (Kofi Atta)
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