1. Why this book? 2. Measuring Poverty 3. Why is Health so Poor among Low-Income Urban Dwellers? 4. Incomes and Livelihoods 5. Critical Issues in Urban Inequality 6. Broadening the Understanding and Measurement of Urban Poverty
Diana Mitlin is an economist and social development specialist
working at the International Institute for Environment and
Development (IIED), and a Professor at the University of
Manchester, UK, working at the Global Urban Research Centre, the
Institute for Development Policy and Management and the
Brooks World Poverty Institute.
David Satterthwaite is a Senior Fellow at IIED and a Visiting
Professor at the Development Planning Unit, University College
London, UK. He is also editor of the international journal
Environment and Urbanization.
‘This is a very important book. Urban poverty is seriously
underestimated by dollar a day measures and national poverty
estimates; it is neglected in terms of policy and action; and it is
often sidelined in academic research and debates about development.
This is really foolish – as the future of poverty is urban.
This book lays out in detail the ways in which present measures of
poverty underestimate urban poverty and presents the data on urban
poverty and inequality, and especially urban health deprivations.
It demonstrates that research policy and action to improve the
lives of low-income urban dwellers are a global priority. Read this
book and your understanding of poverty will be transformed. I
cannot recommend it highly enough.’ – Professor David Hulme, Brooks
World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, UK‘With urban
poverty growing at least as fast as booming urban populations, this
is a challenging and constructive book. It challenges claims of
global progress on poverty based on ‘dollar a day’ poverty lines -
these ignore the real costs and consequences of urban poverty. It
challenges urban governments to meet their responsibilities - urban
poverty has a local dimension which can and must be measured and
tackled if urban poverty is to be reduced. And it shows how the
challenges can be met.’
– Professor David Piachaud, London School of Economics, UK‘Urban
Poverty in the Global South: Scale and Nature moves the discussion
of the multiple dimensions of poverty out of the realm of theory
and academic discourse, where the bulk of the literature has been
concentrated, and shows how the recognition of multiple
disadvantages can reframe and energize pro-poor policies and
programs. Mitlin and Satterthwaite do more than outline the general
principles that should guide the next generation of policy: they
offer detailed, specific insights grounded in long experience with
the urban poor of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This book moves
the field forward.’– Professor Mark Montgomery, Stony Brook
University, USA'The work is ambitious — few authors could so
compellingly carry off such a sweeping title — but Mitlin and
Satterthwaite manage to comprehensively and sensitively cover many
different topics and situate the work using case studies from
across the global South. The authors provide a focused assessment
of progress (as well as the limitations) of scholarly
knowledge.'
– International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (IJURR)
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