Drèze was recognised for his work on poverty and inequality measurement in India, as well as his advocacy for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the National Food Security Act.
“India has all possible varieties of inequality – not only astronomical economic inequality, but also the caste system, huge gender disparities, massive disparities in access to education, and so forth,” Drèze said. “The silver lining is that India also has a rich history of resistance to inequality. I’ve been very fortunate to be associated with some of these movements.”
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