India's rights revolution : has it worked for the poor?

India's rights revolution : has it worked for the poor? / S.K. Das.

In the past few years, India has given its citizens four important socio-economic rights: the right to information, the right to employment, forest rights, and the right to education. This book thoroughly analyses these rights and their implementation to assess whether these pro-poor initiatives hav...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Das, S. K., 1945-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Poor > Civil rights > India.
Public welfare > Law and legislation > India.
Poor > Civil rights
Public welfare > Law and legislation
India
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: An approach to rights
  • The rights discourse
  • Right to Information Act, 2005
  • National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
  • Forest Rights Act, 2006
  • Right to Education Act, 2009
  • Conclusion: What needs to be done?

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