Raja Chelliah

Raja Jesudoss Chelliah (12 December 1922 – 7 April 2009) was an economist and founding chairman of the Madras School of Economics. Quotes A sound anti-poverty strategy should not only aim to increase incomes, but also provide the poor with a variety of assets — personal, social, political and environmental to help them overcome human poverty. Income-poverty and Beyond: Human Development in India 1999 Anthem Press 978-1-84331-001-3 https://books.google.com/books?id=3RhvF7OTRIgC&pg=PA193 193 co-written with R. Sudarshan The concept of human poverty also entails the recognition of gender inequality as an essential part of poverty. Measures of income-poverty are usually made at the household level and do not capture intra-household disparities. A gendered approach to human poverty would involve examining how resources such as food, education, health services, and productive assets are distributed within the household. Income-poverty and Beyond: Human Development in India 1999 Anthem Press 978-1-84331-001-3 https://books.google.com/books?id=3RhvF7OTRIgC&pg=PA193 193 co-written with R. Sudarshan External links Category:1922 births Category:2009 deaths Category:Economists from India Category:Non-fiction authors from India