Universal Economic Rights: Bedrock of Citizenship
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Channel: NewsClickin · 2014 · News & Politics
Prof. Prabhat Patnaik, an eminent economist, speaks at the Idea of India Conclave on economic rights. He says the society earlier and even now is based on extraordinary caste oppression and social oppression. He emphasises the importance of having universal economic rights like right to food, health care, education, employment etc., for having a meaningful political citizenship. Patnaik argues that providing these rights are easily affordable. He pointed out that the tax GDP ratio in our country is among the lowest in the world and the extra amount required to provide these basic economic rights can easily be realised by additional taxes on the rich.
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