Urban social policy and poverty reduction

Social Citizenship and Urban Poverty

The increased visibility of concentrated urban poverty has posed a variety of intellectual and policy challenges in the past decade. The spread of joblessness and economic disinvestment has left many urban neighborhoods in ruins. Fears about the culture and family life of the poor have motivated a variety of responses, including the recent “welfare reform” effort that ended the federal governme...

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Monitoring and Evaluating Poverty Reduction Policies in Mozambique STUDY3: SOCIAL RELATIONS OF RURAL-URBAN POVERTY

Many communities in Mozambique fi nd themselves in the rural-urban interface, either Many communities in Mozambique fi nd themselves in the rural-urban interface, either by being small towns or rural areas in the vicinity of cities. There is growing evidence by being small towns or rural areas in the vicinity of cities. There is growing evidence that the households and individuals who manage to...

Urban Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction

The Department for International Development has funded this research programme, which it hopes will be of value to policy makers and practitioners. The facts presented and the views expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent the policies of DFID. 2 Summary This paper is concerned with exploring the relationship between urban economic growth and poverty reduction. Its c...

Asset Poverty: Scope for Rural Poverty Reduction through Policy Changes

REDUCTION THROUGH POLICY CHANGES This chapter deals with various strategies to improve the asset holdings of the rural poor. In most cases, if the poor get a bigger share of asset control or benefits, efficiency and economic growth also improve. For many types of asset, reducing inequality between rural and urban areas slows down outmigration to the cities, and increases rural farm and non-farm...