Urban Poverty

1. Understanding urban poverty
2. Addressing urban poverty

Section 16.2 begins by addressing the nature of urban poverty and the ways to assess it. Section 16.2.1 discusses the frameworks for understanding urban poverty; section 16.2.2 sets urban poverty in context. Sections 16.2.3 and 16.2.4 outline some approaches to assessing urban poverty and the possible indicators corresponding to each of its dimensions.

Section 16.3 examines the public actions both national and local governments may take to address urban poverty, the options for program interventions, and the ways governments may reach consensus supporting the necessary decisions. Section 16.3.1 discusses the wider impacts of urban poverty reduction; section 16.3.2 summarizes the main policies and institutional elements for urban poverty reduction, both for supporting widely shared growth with equity and for sustaining poverty-targeted measures; section 16.3.3 describes key considerations for monitoring and evaluating existing projects, and presents a menu of program options; and section 16.3.4 suggests some ways to share roles and responsibilities at the national and city level, including the processes of decisionmaking and prioritization regarding public actions.

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