Author: Diana MitlinPublisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843697092
Category : Poverty
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Urban Poor Funds
Author: Diana MitlinPublisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843697092
Category : Poverty
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Capital, capacities and collaboration: The multiple roles of community savings in addressing urban poverty
Author: Just Give Money to the Poor
Author: Joseph HanlonPublisher: Kumarian Press
ISBN: 1565493907
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
* Argues strongly for overlooked approach to development by showing how the poor use money in ways that confound stereotypical notions of aid and handouts * Team authored by foremost scholars in the development field Amid all the complicated economic theories about the causes and solutions to poverty, one idea is so basic it seems radical: just give money to the poor. Despite its skeptics, researchers have found again and again that cash transfers given to significant portions of the population transform the lives of recipients. Countries from Mexico to South Africa to Indonesia are giving money directly to the poor and discovering that they use it wisely “ to send their children to school, to start a business and to feed their families. Directly challenging an aid industry that thrives on complexity and mystification, with highly paid consultants designing ever more complicated projects, Just Give Money to the Pooroffers the elegant southern alternative “ bypass governments and NGOs and let the poor decide how to use their money. Stressing that cash transfers are not charity or a safety net, the authors draw an outline of effective practices that work precisely because they are regular, guaranteed and fair. This book, the first to report on this quiet revolution in an accessible way, is essential reading for policymakers, students of international development and anyone yearning for an alternative to traditional poverty-alleviation methods.
Social Investment Funds
Author: David CrosbiePublisher: UN-HABITAT
ISBN:
Category : Affordable housing
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
Urban Poverty Alleviation Through Service Delivery
Author: Ramakrishna NallathigaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
With the rising levels of urbanisation, urban poverty is increasingly becoming an important challenge faced by Indian cities. Poverty alleviation programmes are traditionally implemented by the State governments with or without external/ donor assistance and are aimed at providing either income or employment or both to the poor. The 74th Constitutional Amendment has made urban poverty alleviation as an item on Urban Local Government (ULG) list, thereby making them to be responsible for undertaking some steps towards it (but also adding to the burden by not providing corresponding funding mandate). Cities continue to approach poverty alleviation in different ways. An important approach to be taken towards addressing urban poverty is to deploy financial intermediation approaches by establishing special Fund to address it efficiently and in a targeted manner. The experiences of some existing models suggest that it is possible to use finance flows wisely through constitution of specialized Funds for this purpose. This paper argues the need for taking this approach after discussing some existing Fund-based models; the relevance of these approaches to provide Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) in India is also discussed. The paper also provides a broad framework for setting up an exclusive BSUP Fund to finance the provision of basic services to the urban poor through various channels.
The Poverty Industry
Author: Daniel L. HatcherPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479874728
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
"Hatcher [posits that] state governments and their private industry partners are profiting from the social safety net, turning America's most vulnerable populations into sources of revenue"--
A Home in the City
Author: UN Millennium ProjectPublisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 1844072304
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Strong Towns
Author: Charles L. Marohn, Jr.Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119564816
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.
A Decade of Innovation
Author: Reducing Urban Poverty in the Global South
Author: David SatterthwaitePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113624929X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Urban areas in the Global South now house most of the world’s urban population and are projected to house almost all its increase between now and 2030. There is a growing recognition that the scale of urban poverty has been overlooked – and that it is increasing both in numbers and in the proportion of the world’s poor population that live and work in urban areas. This is the first book to review the effectiveness of different approaches to reducing urban poverty in the Global South. It describes and discusses the different ways in which national and local governments, international agencies and civil society organizations are seeking to reduce urban poverty. Different approaches are explored, for instance; market approaches, welfare, rights-based approaches and technical/professional support. The book also considers the roles of clientelism and of social movements. Case studies illustrate different approaches and explore their effectiveness. Reducing Urban Poverty in the Global South also analyses the poverty reduction strategies developed by organized low-income groups especially those living in informal settlements. It explains how they and the federations or networks they have formed have demonstrated new approaches that have challenged adverse political relations and negotiated more effective support. Local and national governments and international agencies can become far more effective at addressing urban poverty at scale by, as is proposed in this book, working with and supporting the urban poor and their organizations. This book will be an invaluable resource for researchers and postgraduate students in urban development, poverty reduction, urban geography, and for practitioners and organisations working in urban development programmes in the Global South.