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List of figures | |
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List of tables | |
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List of boxes | |
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Acknowledgements | |
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Why this book? | |
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Introduction | |
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The transition to an increasingly urbanized world | |
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How we came to be engaged in this issue | |
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Some notes on terminologies used | |
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Measuring poverty | |
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Introduction | |
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Understating urban poverty | |
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The unrealistic criteria used to set poverty lines | |
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Costs for non-food essentials | |
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Other limitations of poverty lines | |
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A framework for considering the multiple deprivations | |
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Why is health so poor among low-income urban dwellers? | |
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Introduction | |
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The determinants of health for urban populations | |
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Factors leading to poor health | |
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Urban poverty and mortality | |
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Urban poverty and nutrition | |
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Urban poverty and morbidity | |
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Urban poverty and environment | |
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Urban poverty and disasters | |
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Urban poverty and climate change | |
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Incomes and livelihoods | |
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Introduction | |
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Understanding the informal economy | |
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Securing income | |
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Labour and livelihoods | |
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Gender and generation | |
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Economies | |
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Conclusion | |
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Critical issues in urban inequality | |
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Introduction | |
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Why inequality matters | |
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Approaches and frameworks | |
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The experience of income inequalities | |
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'Urban 'inequality: The nexus between income, access to infrastructure and services and residential areas | |
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Political inequalities | |
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Conclusion | |
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Broadening the understanding and measurement of urban poverty | |
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Introduction | |
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Understanding the multiple deprivations associated with urban poverty | |
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Implications for incorporating the many dimensions of deprivation into poverty assessments and measurements | |
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Implications for reducing poverty | |
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The opportunities for enhancing income, consumption and services | |
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Implications for the measurement of urban poverty | |
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Urban poverty and health | |
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Comparing urban and rural poverty? | |
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Addressing inequality | |
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What is needed in a post-MDG world | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Index | |