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1 online resource (xvi, 330 pages) : illustrations
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 have really benefitted the poor. Pointing out that these have not really worked for them, the book suggests a rights-based framework with proper laws, adequate resources, and institutional infrastructure to bridge the gap between the rights and their rightful beneficiaries.
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?
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-325) and index.
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2013
Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office