Urban poverty, access to basic services and public policies: a case study of the marginal suburbs of guayaquil, Ecuador

Bastiaenen M., J. J. Solf and Robert Vos

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on urban area poverty and essential services in marginal suburbs (slums) of Guayaquil, Ecuador - describes social implications of rural migration, obstacles to adequate housing and health services, and development of illegal squatter human settlements with no access to water supply, electricity, waste disposal or primary health care; stresses need for state aid to improve living conditions. Bibliography, diagram, questionnaire, statistical tables.

Keywords: urban area; poverty; essential service; suburb; social implication; rural migration; obstacle; housing.; health service; squatter; human settlement.; water supply; electricity; waste disposal; primary health care; state aid; living conditions; questionnaire; statistical table; zone urbaine; pauvreté; service essentiel; banlieue; conséquences sociales; migration rurale; obstacle; logement; service de santé; squatter; établissement humain; alimentation en eau; électricité; élimination des déchets; soins de santé primaires; aide de l'Etat; conditions de vie; questionnaire; tableau statistique; zona urbana; pobreza; servicio esencial; suburbio; consecuencias sociales; migración rural; obstáculo; vivienda; servicio de salud; colono usurpador; asentamiento humano; abastecimiento de agua; electricidad; eliminación de basuras; atención primaria de salud; ayuda estatal; condiciones de vida; cuestionario; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 1 V. pages
Date: 1983
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