In recent years an extensive body of literature has emerged on the definition, measurement and analysis of poverty. Much of this literature focuses on analyzing poverty at the national level, or spatial disaggregation by general categories of urban or rural areas with adjustments made for regional price differentials. Yet for an individual city attempting to tackle the problems of urban poverty, this level of aggregation is not sufficient for answering specific questions such as where the poor are located in the city, whether there are differences between poor areas, if access to services varies by subgroup, whether specific programs are reaching the poorest, and how to design effective poverty reduction programs and policies. Answering these questions is critical, particularly for large, sprawling cities with highly diverse populations and growing problems of urban poverty. Understanding urban poverty presents a set of issues distinct from general poverty analysis and thus may require additional tools and techniques. This paper summarizes the main issues in conducting urban poverty analysis, with a focus on presenting a sample of case studies from urban areas that were implemented by a number of different agencies using a range of analytical approaches for studying urban poverty. Specific conclusions regarding design and analysis, data, timing, cost, and implementation issues are discussed.
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2004/09/01
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS3399
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1
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2010/07/01
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Analyzing urban poverty: a summary of methods and approached
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international food policy research institute;urban poverty analysis;Federal Office of Statistics;access to basic service;Demographic and Health Survey;slum upgrading;data collection and analysis;project monitoring and evaluation;millennium development goal;literature review;security of land tenure;urban crime and violence;water supply and sewage;poverty profile;participatory poverty assessment;urban poverty assessment;perception of poverty;household survey;analysis of poverty;dimensions of poverty;core welfare indicators;human development indicator;nature of poverty;household survey data;effective poverty reduction;living standard measurement;place of work;national poverty alleviation;Local Economic Development;characteristic of poverty;Poverty & Inequality;city development strategy;land use pattern;review of approach;participatory rapid appraisal;health service utilization;local capacity building;living in poverty;types of instrument;poverty alleviation policy;gap in knowledge;lack of opportunity;formal safety net;cost of living;conception poverty;crowded living condition;understanding of poverty;data collection phase;lack of service;difference in income;source of income;source income;incidence of disease;amounts of information;expenditure by sector;employment and unemployment;urban policy development;service delivery mechanism;Street Children;rural area;qualitative data;quantitative data;participatory assessment;administrative datum;urban poor;
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Baker,Judy L. Schuler,Jamie Nina
Analyzing urban poverty: a summary of methods and approached (English). Policy Research working paper series ; no. WPS 3399 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/249381468761423189/Analyzing-urban-poverty-a-summary-of-methods-and-approached