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Key issues

Growth and equity
Apartment block through broken window
J. Denesha / Panos Pictures

This guide examines different perspectives on the three elements of the growth and equity debate: economic growth, equity and human development.

Subjective poverty
Bicycle and wall
D.J. Clark / Panos Pictures
Subjective poverty is an individual's assessment of his or her own welfare. It challenges the mainstream view of poverty and offers a wider and deeper understanding which incorporates the insight and voice of the poor themselves. This key issue guide provides some background information and suggests a number of useful further reading resources.
Urban poverty
Construction work
Q. Shen / Panos Pictures
Unprecedented urbanisation was one of many transformations society underwent in the twentieth century.  On aggregate, urban dwellers now outnumber their rural counterparts, and with this change comes a unique set of challenges and obstacles to poverty reduction in urban environments. Dealt with effectively, however, urban growth could go from development problem to success story.

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