Writings
Science, the Poor Relation of Charity
Preface to the book by the sociologist Jean Labbens in 1965: “La condition sous-prolétarienne. L’héritage du passé.”
Entitled “La science, parente (…) Read more
The Place of the Poor in Our Thinking
Introduction to the work of the Study Programme on Maladjusted Families, which, in 1962 and 1963, brought together scientists, social (…) Read more
Curbing the Reproduction of Extreme Poverty
Report by Joseph Wresinski to Michel Rocard, Minister of Planning and Territorial Development, December 1982
Commissioned in October 1982 by the (…) Read more
A Challenge to Human Rights in Our Time
Paper presented on the occasion of the 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission in February-March 1987 in (…) Read more
The Driving Force for Human Rights
Paper presented at meetings organised by the President of the Republic of France and the French government, on 30-31 May (…) Read more
People of the Fourth World
An Urgent Call to Reconsider Human Rights
Introduction presented at the first study circle“The Fourth World and Society”, held at Pierrelaye (…) Read more
The Urban Poorest, Ancestral Invitation to Fight for Human Rights
Speech given at the Conference “The Urban Poor,” organised by UNESCO at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, from 8 to 11 (…) Read more
The Rights of the Fourth World
Speech given at the Symposium organised in the framework of the 25th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, (…) Read more
Poverty and Misery
“Poverty, material deprivation, oppression inflicted by those who have power are hard to bear. What is truly insufferable however is (…) Read more
The Children of The Market Place
“Why don’t people like us?
Catherine looks at them.
These African children
keep asking her the same question
as French children in housing projects
at (…) Read more