TY - BOOK AU - Sen, Amartya TI - The Country of First Boys: And Other Essays SN - 9780199453252 U1 - 306.0954 SEN 23 PY - 2014/// CY - New Delhi : PB - Oxford University Press KW - Education Economic aspects India KW - India Social conditions 21st century KW - Poverty India Essays KW - Social justice India N2 - In this collection of essays, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen examines social justice, identity, deprivation, inequalities, gender politics, education, the media, and welfare. He argues passionately that public policy should swing sharply towards the poor, the illiterate, and those suffering from ill health and malnourishment, connecting history, culture, and politics to understand India's challenges ER -