... poor women, in particular, are further deprived of their capabilities, directly affecting their personal growth and economic status. Originality/value Poverty affects men, women, boys and girls, but it is experienced differently by people of different ages, ethnicities, family roles and sex...

... Capability Functionality Legitimate goals Unselfish love “In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of”.–Confucius More than one-fifth of the human population are poor and half of them live in “abject...