Urban Poverty in Asia

Asian Development Bank Institute

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Abstract: This paper on Urban Poverty in Asia looks at the different dimensions of poverty in Asia, both income and nonincome, its two main regions, including a brief account of who and what class of people are affected most by poverty and deprivation. This paper analyzes the effect of recent urbanization and gross domestic product (GDP) growth trends—which distinguish Asia from other regions—on poverty. It also simultaneously explores other factors that may have affected poverty levels in Asia, delves into the key features of urban poverty in selected Asian countries, and looks at public policy responses and initiatives that Asian countries have taken to address issues on access of the urban poor to services, livelihood, shelter, and social security systems.

Keywords: Poverty; Urbanisation; Asia; India; GDP; Economy; Education; Health; Housing; Urban Development; urban poverty; Poverty and City Size; Income (GDP); Inequalities; Shelter; Services; and Livelihoods; Social Poverty; Lack of Access to Education; Social Security Systems; feminisation of poverty. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-10
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