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Urban Poverty in the Global South

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Urban Poverty in the Global South

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Scale and Nature

Urban Poverty in the Global South

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Urban Poverty in the Global South book

Scale and Nature
ByDiana Mitlin, David Satterthwaite
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2012
eBook Published 12 December 2012
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203104316
Pages 368
eBook ISBN 9780203104316
Subjects Area Studies, Development Studies, Development Studies, Environment, Social Work, Urban Studies, Geography, Health and Social Care
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Mitlin, D., & Satterthwaite, D. (2012). Urban Poverty in the Global South: Scale and Nature (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203104316

ABSTRACT

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|14 pages

Why this book?

chapter 2|76 pages

Measuring poverty

chapter 3|60 pages

Why is health so poor among low-income urban dwellers?

chapter 4|63 pages

Incomes and livelihoods

chapter 5|64 pages

Critical issues in urban inequality

chapter 6|26 pages

Broadening the understanding and measurement of urban poverty

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