Professor Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, CPD delivered a public lecture on “Challenging the Injustice of Poverty: An Agenda for Inclusive Development in South Asia” at University of California, Berkeley, on Friday, 11 October 2013.
The event, as part of the Center for South Asia Studies (CSAS) Public Lecture Series, was co-sponsored by Blum Center for Developing Economies. The talk was followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
In 2010, Professor Sobhan has published a book with the same title, which explores issues related to poverty in South Asia. It focuses on injustice created and perpetuated by the unjust nature of a social order as its source. The book comes up with concrete suggestions about how policymakers may move to challenge these injustices.
Drawing research inputs from studies across various South Asian countries, the book redefines poverty as a process where certain sections of the society are excluded from equal participation in development opportunities as well as decision-making. It further identifies a variety of operational ideas for policymakers, political activists and civil society advocacy groups committed to build a more just and poverty free society in South Asia.
