Access to loos: Amartya Sen’s views fail the smell test
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen is now raising a stink over toilets. In an interview to The Guardian newspaper, coinciding with the publication of his latest book, An Uncertain Glory, co-authored with Jean Dreze, he expresses outrage over the fact that half of India’s population does not have access to latrines. HeSure, the eminent economist has a point, which no Indian can refute. The National Sample Survey’s (NSS) report from its 65th round, Housing Conditions and Amenities in India, 2008-09...
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