Author Description

In this book, Pierre Sané puts forward a powerful case for recognising poverty as a violation of human rights. Written by Pierre Sané, currently UNESCO Assistant DirectorGeneral for Social and Human Sciences and formerly Secretary General of Amnesty International. Provides a contrast to the World Bank or Washington consensus perspective on poverty. Suggests that thinking about poverty in terms of $1, $2 or $5 per day is to miss the point. Proposes that what is needed is to mobilise public opinion for a universal justice that is within our grasp.