Urban poverty
- Will financing the urban poor supply them with shelter and basic services?
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In Africa, Asia and Latin America the demand for shelter and basic services far outstrips supply, particularly in urban slums. This issue of Habitat Debate examines whether increasing access to finance among the urban poor will help to close this gap.
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- Reasons for high localisation of inequality in Mozambique
- ( C. Rosário;I. Tvedten;M. Paulo / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2009)
- The objective of this study on poverty in Mozambique is to support the government in monitoring and evaluating the ongoing "Action Plan for the Reduction of Absolute Poverty". The paper focu...
- Does socioeconomic status determine access to health care in Peru?
- ( C. Kristiansson (ed);E. Gotuzzo;H. Rodriguez / International Journal for Equity in Health , 2009)
- Good health is recognised by many as being central to individual and national development. However, there is often a disconnect between the access and utilisation of health services by the poor. In co...
- The impact of demographic transformation on the health of the urban poor
- ( M. R. Montgomery / Population Reference Bureau , 2009)
- This bulletin, published by the Population Reference Bureau, provides a sketch of urban health in developing countries, documenting the intra-urban differences in health for a number of countries and ...
- Economic growth: Inevitably unbalanced across regions
- ( World Development Report, World Bank , 2009)
- Economic growth is inevitably unbalanced, and attempts to spread it out could jeopardise development. This is the key argument of the 2009 World Development Report on reshaping economic geography....
Urban agriculture for poverty reduction: farmers in Tanzania show the way
- ( H.E. Masashua;P.J. Dimoso;F.G.H. Hawassi / Eldis Poverty Resource Guide , 2009)
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Although urban agriculture plays an important role in economic development, activities that support urban agriculture are rarely included in programmes for urban developmen...
- Urban labour markets and urban poverty
- ( U. Grant / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2009)
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Drawn by the promise of growth and opportunity, the world is increasingly urbanising: an estimated sixty percent of the world’s population are expected to be living in cities by 2030. But in ...
DFID overview on rural-urban linkages and livelihoods
- ( Overseas Development Institute, London , 2002)
- This key briefing paper in the DFID series is concerned with the changing relationship between the rural and the urban and its implications for policy makers. Its clear format provides a concise overv...
- Social issues under transistion: an indepth look at Vietnam
- ( T.L. Giang;K. H. Duong / Vietnam Development Forum , 2008)
- Fast growth and integration has intensified social problems in Vietnam. New problems have also arisen. Rapidly urbanising areas are experiencing issues with street children, prostitution, and HIV/AIDS...
- From Ahmedabad to Durban - reflections on informal workers
- ( I. Valodia (ed) / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa , 2007)
- This paper offers reflections after the Durban Cornell-SEWA-WIEGO Exposure Dialogue Programme (EDP). The programme's objective is to continue and develop further dialogue between labour economists, SE...
- Will the Olympic games be a turning point for China’s economy?
- ( C.H. Kwan / Japan Center for Economic Research , 2008)
- This Brief examines some challenges that China may face after the Beijing Olympics in August. The Games could represent a turning point for its economic, political and social life. In order to keep i...
