Urban Poverty in Africa
Urban Poverty in Africa

Author: Mary Gachocho

Publisher: Un-habitat

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 172

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This volume represents a selection of papers presented at the Africa Regional Workshop on Urban Poverty, held in Nairobi, Kenya, in September 1998. The papers are the outputs of the regional programme supported by UNCHS (Habitat) and the Ford Foundation since 1992. The papers published in this volume analyse urban poverty trends in East and Southern Africa, and review different strategies that countries and cities have pursued to address urban poverty.

Mainstreaming the Poverty-reduction Agenda
Mainstreaming the Poverty-reduction Agenda

Author: Martin Greeley

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 56

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Using case studies from six sub-Saharan countries, illustrates improving practices in policy processes relating to poverty reduction. Highlights the importance of the constitutional, legal and governance frameworks, the structural configuration of consultation processes, and the role of instruments for obtaining and using information on poverty.