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Author : Diana Mitlin
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Genre : Poverty
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Book Synopsis Understanding Urban Poverty; What the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Tell Us by : Diana Mitlin
Download or read book Understanding Urban Poverty; What the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Tell Us written by Diana Mitlin. This book was released on . Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Judy Baker
Release : 2004
Genre : Economic assistance, Domestic
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Book Synopsis Analyzing Urban Poverty by : Judy Baker
Download or read book Analyzing Urban Poverty written by Judy Baker. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In recent years an extensive body of literature has emerged on the definition, measurement, and analysis of poverty. Much of this literature focuses on analyzing poverty at the national level, or spatial disaggregation by general categories of urban or rural areas, with adjustments made for regional price differentials. Yet for an individual city attempting to tackle the problems of urban poverty, this level of aggregation is not sufficient for answering specific questions such as where the poor are located in the city, whether there are differences between poor areas, if access to services varies by subgroup, whether specific programs are reaching the poorest, and how to design effective poverty reduction programs and policies. Answering these questions is critical, particularly for large, sprawling cities with highly diverse populations and growing problems of urban poverty. Understanding urban poverty presents a set of issues distinct from general poverty analysis and thus may require additional tools and techniques. Baker and Schuler summarize the main issues in conducting urban poverty analysis, with a focus on presenting a sample of case studies from urban areas that were implemented by a number of different agencies using a range of analytical approaches for studying urban poverty. Specific conclusions regarding design and analysis, data, timing, cost, and implementation issues are discussed. This paper-a product of the Urban Unit, Transport and Urban Development Department-is part of a larger effort in the department to promote strategies for reducing urban poverty"--World Bank web site.
Author : Diana Mitlin
Release : 2012-12-12
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis Urban Poverty in the Global South by : Diana Mitlin
Download or read book Urban Poverty in the Global South written by Diana Mitlin. This book was released on 2012-12-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One in seven of the world’s population live in poverty in urban areas, and the vast majority of these live in the Global South – mostly in overcrowded informal settlements with inadequate water, sanitation, health care and schools provision. This book explains how and why the scale and depth of urban poverty is so frequently under-estimated by governments and international agencies worldwide. The authors also consider whether economic growth does in fact reduce poverty, exploring the paradox of successful economies that show little evidence of decreasing poverty. Many official figures on urban poverty, including those based on the US $1 per day poverty line, present a very misleading picture of urban poverty’s scale. These common errors in definition and measurement by governments and international agencies lead to poor understanding of urban poverty and inadequate policy provision. This is compounded by the lack of voice and influence that low income groups have in these official spheres. This book explores many different aspects of urban poverty including the associated health burden, inadequate food intake, inadequate incomes, assets and livelihood security, poor living and working conditions and the absence of any rule of law. Urban Poverty in the Global South: Scale and Nature fills the gap for a much needed systematic overview of the historical and contemporary state of urban poverty in the Global South. This comprehensive and detailed book is a unique resource for students and lecturers in development studies, urban development, development geography, social policy, urban planning and design, and poverty reduction.
Author : David Satterthwaite
Release : 2004
Genre : Poverty
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Book Synopsis The Under-estimation of Urban Poverty in Low and Middle-income Nations by : David Satterthwaite
Download or read book The Under-estimation of Urban Poverty in Low and Middle-income Nations written by David Satterthwaite. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Judy Baker
Release : 2016
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Book Synopsis Analyzing Urban Poverty by : Judy Baker
Download or read book Analyzing Urban Poverty written by Judy Baker. This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years an extensive body of literature has emerged on the definition, measurement, and analysis of poverty. Much of this literature focuses on analyzing poverty at the national level, or spatial disaggregation by general categories of urban or rural areas, with adjustments made for regional price differentials. Yet for an individual city attempting to tackle the problems of urban poverty, this level of aggregation is not sufficient for answering specific questions such as where the poor are located in the city, whether there are differences between poor areas, if access to services varies by subgroup, whether specific programs are reaching the poorest, and how to design effective poverty reduction programs and policies. Answering these questions is critical, particularly for large, sprawling cities with highly diverse populations and growing problems of urban poverty.Understanding urban poverty presents a set of issues distinct from general poverty analysis and thus may require additional tools and techniques. Baker and Schuler summarize the main issues in conducting urban poverty analysis, with a focus on presenting a sample of case studies from urban areas that were implemented by a number of different agencies using a range of analytical approaches for studying urban poverty. Specific conclusions regarding design and analysis, data, timing, cost, and implementation issues are discussed.This paper - a product of the Urban Unit, Transport and Urban Development Department - is part of a larger effort in the department to promote strategies for reducing urban poverty.
