Urban poverty in the global South : scale and nature / Diana Mitlin and David Satterthwaite.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitlin, Diana, author.

Contributor:

Satterthwaite, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban poor--Developing countries.

Urban poor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Front Cover; Urban Poverty in the Global South; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Acknowledgements; 1 Why this book?; Introduction; The transition to an increasingly urbanized world; How we came to be engaged in this issue; Some notes on terminologies used; 2 Measuring poverty; Introduction; Understating urban poverty; The unrealistic criteria used to set poverty lines; Costs for non-food essentials; Other limitations of poverty lines; A framework for considering the multiple deprivations; 3 Why is health so poor among low-income urban dwellers?

IntroductionThe determinants of health for urban populations; Factors leading to poor health; Urban poverty and mortality; Urban poverty and nutrition; Urban poverty and morbidity; Urban poverty and environment; Urban poverty and disasters; Urban poverty and climate change; 4 Incomes and livelihoods; Introduction; Understanding the informal economy; Securing income; Labour and livelihoods; Gender and generation; Economies; Conclusion; 5 Critical issues in urban inequality; Introduction; Why inequality matters; Approaches and frameworks; The experience of income inequalities

'Urban' inequality: The nexus between income, access to infrastructure and services and residential areasPolitical inequalities; Conclusion; 6 Broadening the understanding and measurement ofurban poverty; Introduction; Understanding the multiple deprivations associated with urban poverty; Implications for incorporating the many dimensions of deprivation into poverty assessments and measurements; Implications for reducing poverty; The opportunities for enhancing income, consumption and services; Implications for the measurement of urban poverty; Urban poverty and health

Comparing urban and rural poverty?Addressing inequality; What is needed in a post-MDG world; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-136-24915-X

0-203-10431-5

1-283-89399-1

1-136-24916-8

9780203104316

OCLC:

823389730