There are some people who say that theyre concerned only with poverty but not inequality. But I dont … - Amartya Sen

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There are some people who say that theyre concerned only with poverty but not inequality. But I dont think that is a sustainable thought. A lot of poverty is, in fact, inequality because of the connection between income and capabilityhaving adequate resources to take part in the life of the community.

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