Urban Poverty in the Global South

Urban Poverty in the Global South
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9780415624664
ISBN-13 : 0415624665
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Urban Poverty in the Global South by : Diana Mitlin

This is compounded by the lack of voice and influence that low income groups have in these official spheres.

The Urban Poor in Latin America

The Urban Poor in Latin America
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 0821360698
ISBN-13 : 9780821360699
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis The Urban Poor in Latin America by : Marianne Fay

About half of the region's poor live in cities, and policy makers across Latin America are increasingly interested in policy advice on how to design programmes and policies to tackle poverty. This publication argues that the causes of poverty, the nature of deprivation, and the policy levers to fight poverty are, to a large extent, site specific. It therefore focuses on strategies to assist the urban poor in making the most of the opportunities offered by cities, such as larger labour markets and better services, while helping them cope with the negative aspects, such as higher housing costs, pollution, risk of crime and less social capital.

Off the Books

Off the Books
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 460
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ISBN-10 : 0674044649
ISBN-13 : 9780674044647
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Off the Books by : Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh

In this revelatory book, Sudhir Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago's Southside, to explore the desperate and remarkable ways in which a community survives. The result is a dramatic narrative of individuals at work, and a rich portrait of a community. But while excavating the efforts of men and women to generate a basic livelihood for themselves and their families, Off the Books offers a devastating critique of the entrenched poverty that we so often ignore in America, and reveals how the underground economy is an inevitable response to the ghetto's appalling isolation from the rest of the country.

The Inner City

The Inner City
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Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 9781412837392
ISBN-13 : 1412837391
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis The Inner City by : Thomas D. Boston

Michael Porter has argued that a sustainable economic base can be created in the inner city only if it has been created elsewhere: through private, for-profit, initiatives and investment based on economic self-interest and genuine competitive advantage-not through artificial inducements, charity, or government. Porter's ideas have prompted endorsement as well as criticism. More importantly, they have inspired a search for new solutions to inner city distress as well as a reassessment of current approaches. The Inner City defines a core debate in the United States over the future of a racially divided urban America. It is of inestimable importance to policy analysts, government officials, African American studies scholars, urban studies specialists, sociologists, and all those concerned with inner city revitalization.

Urban Economics and Fiscal Policy

Urban Economics and Fiscal Policy
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 552
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ISBN-10 : 9780691190846
ISBN-13 : 0691190844
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Urban Economics and Fiscal Policy by : Holger Sieg

An innovative advanced-undergraduate and graduate-level textbook in urban economics With more than half of today’s global GDP being produced by approximately four hundred metropolitan centers, learning about the economics of cities is vital to understanding economic prosperity. This textbook introduces graduate and upper-division undergraduate students to the field of urban economics and fiscal policy, relying on a modern approach that integrates theoretical and empirical analysis. Based on material that Holger Sieg has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Urban Economics and Fiscal Policy brings the most recent insights from the field into the classroom. Divided into short chapters, the book explores fiscal policies that directly shape economic issues in cities, such as city taxes, the provision of quality education, access to affordable housing, and protection from crime and natural hazards. For each issue, Sieg offers questions, facts, and background; illuminates how economic theory helps students engage with topics; and presents empirical data that shows how economic ideas play out in daily life. Throughout, the book pushes readers to think critically and immediately put what they are learning to use by applying cutting-edge theory to data. A much-needed resource for students and policymakers, Urban Economics and Fiscal Policy offers a unique approach to a vital and fast-growing area of economic study. Introduces advanced-undergraduate and graduate students to urban economics Presents the latest theoretical and empirical research Applies economic tools to real-world issues, including housing, labor, education, crime, and the environment Explains and uses simple economic models and quantitative analysis

Urban Poverty, the Economy, and Public Policy

Urban Poverty, the Economy, and Public Policy
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Publisher : Combat Poverty Agency
Total Pages : 78
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ISBN-10 : 9781871643176
ISBN-13 : 1871643171
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Urban Poverty, the Economy, and Public Policy by : David Vernon Donnison

Poverty, Urbanization, and Development Policy

Poverty, Urbanization, and Development Policy
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Publisher : University of Philippines Press
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105017602512
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Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Poverty, Urbanization, and Development Policy by : A. M. Balisacan

Poverty and (under)development are the subjects of this book. While the focus is on urban poverty, the principal themes running throughout the book apply as well to rural poverty. The book traces the roots of the Philippine-poverty problem to industrialization and spatial policies that unduly encouraged concentration of infrastructure and social services in major urban centers; to trade and macroeconomic policies that severely penalized agriculture, labor-intensive exports, and small- to medium-scale manufacturing establishments; to public spending policies that accorded little attention to human capital formation for the poor; and to the lack of strong complementarity of state and market. Taking into account economic constraints and political economy considerations, the book discusses ways on how to enhance pro-poor, pro-market, and pro-growth policies, particularly those aimed at correcting disincentives against rapid employment expansion, balanced urban-rural growth, and human capital formation.

Places in Need

Places in Need
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Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
Total Pages : 323
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ISBN-10 : 9780871545190
ISBN-13 : 0871545195
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Places in Need by : Scott W. Allard

Introduction -- (Re)considering poverty and place in the U.S -- The changing geography of poverty in the U.S -- The local safety net response -- Understanding metropolitan social service safety nets -- Rethinking poverty, rethinking policy

Urban Poverty and the Underclass

Urban Poverty and the Underclass
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 448
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ISBN-10 : 9780470712658
ISBN-13 : 0470712651
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Urban Poverty and the Underclass by : Enzo Mingione

Over the last two decades "poverty" has moved centrestage as an issue within the social sciences. This volume, edited by one of Europe's foremost sociologists, aims to assess the debates surrounding poverty and the responses to it, exploring the ways in which the various socio-political systems and welfarist regimes are being radically transformed. The essays examine how such change is effected by failing welfare programmes and enervating social structures such as family and community which once would have provided mechanisms of social stability. The first part of the book provides reflections on urban poverty; the second part discusses the widely debated idea of an "underclass" and its meanings in Europe and in the USA, and the final part draws on concrete empirical analyses to examine the patterns of poverty thoughout Western Europe. This volume will be of first-rate importance to all serious students of politics, sociology, geography, public policy, youth and community studies, social policy and American studies.

The Mystery of Capital

The Mystery of Capital
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Publisher : Basic Books
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9780465004010
ISBN-13 : 0465004016
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The Mystery of Capital by : Hernando De Soto

A renowned economist argues for the importance of property rights in "the most intelligent book yet written about the current challenge of establishing capitalism in the developing world" (Economist) "The hour of capitalism's greatest triumph," writes Hernando de Soto, "is, in the eyes of four-fifths of humanity, its hour of crisis." In The Mystery of Capital, the world-famous Peruvian economist takes up one of the most pressing questions the world faces today: Why do some countries succeed at capitalism while others fail? In strong opposition to the popular view that success is determined by cultural differences, de Soto finds that it actually has everything to do with the legal structure of property and property rights. Every developed nation in the world at one time went through the transformation from predominantly extralegal property arrangements, such as squatting on large estates, to a formal, unified legal property system. In the West we've forgotten that creating this system is what allowed people everywhere to leverage property into wealth. This persuasive book revolutionized our understanding of capital and points the way to a major transformation of the world economy.