Poverty and Prejudice – Religious Inequality and the Struggle for Sustainable D…

Poverty and PrejudiceReligious Inequality and the Struggle for Sustainable Development\nAuthor(s): Mariz Tadros, Philip Mader, Kathryn Cheeseman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bristol University Press\nISBN-13: 9781529229042, 978-1529229042\nSynopsis\nEPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.\n\nFreedom of religion and belief is crucial to any sustainable development process, yet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pay little attention to religious inequalities. \n\nThis book offers a comprehensive overview of how efforts to achieve SDGs can be enhanced by paying greater attention to freedom of religion and belief. In particular, it illustrates how poverty is often a direct result of religious prejudice and how religious identity can shape a persons job prospects, their childrens education and the quality of public services they receive. Drawing on evidence from Asia, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, .