Poverty and Prejudice: Religious Inequality and the Struggle for Sustainable Development

Freedom of religion and belief is crucial to any sustainable development process, yet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pay little attention to religious inequalities.

This open access 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 person’s job prospects, their children’s education and the quality of public services they receive. Drawing on evidence from Asia, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, the book foregrounds the lived experiences of marginalized communities as well as researchers and action organizations.

Table of contents

Confronting Poverty, Prejudice and Religious Inequality: Ensuring No One Is Left Behind

Part I: Health and Wellbeing

Part II: Education

PART III: Gender

Part IV: Water and Sanitation

Part V: Infrastructure and the Economy

Part VI: Inequalities

Part VII: Cities and Communities

Part VIII: Climate and Nature

Part IX: Peace and Justice

Part X: Partnership

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