The economic and social processes influencing the level and nature of chronic poverty in urban areas.

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to review the economic, political and social processes influencing the nature, extent and depth of poverty in urban areas of the South. The task is primarily descriptive, seeking to summarise what is already known about these processes and to demarcate significant components of chronic urban poverty in the South. Due to the relative newness of the field, it seeks to draw on a wide range of literature in order to understand the issues. The discussion is tentative about the scope and depth of the findings.

Citation

The economic and social processes influencing the level and nature of chronic poverty in urban areas, presented at Staying Poor: Chronic Poverty and Development Policy, Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, 7-9 April 2003. Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC), Manchester, UK, 43 pp

The economic and social processes influencing the level and nature of chronic poverty in urban areas.

Published 1 January 2003