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100			_aSengupta, Arjun
245			_aExtreme poverty and human rights: a mission report on the US
260			_c2007
300			_ap.1298-307.
362			_a7 Apr
520			_aDespite the US commitment to successive world declarations that emphasise the fulfilment of basic needs as a human right and the country's long history of fighting poverty with social security measures, a substantial section of the poor continue not to be covered by such schemes and welfare measures. These sections comprise those living in conditions of "extreme poverty", defined as a composite of income poverty, human development poverty and social exclusion. This article analyses various conditions of extreme poverty as presently seen in the US and suggests the need for programmes with a specific target focus and time-bound action. - Reproduced.
650			_aHuman rights - United States
650			_aPoverty - United States
650			_aPoverty
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
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909			_a73702
999			_c73702 _d73702