Author: Ministry of Housing and urban poverty alleviation and United Nations Development Programme
Place: New Delhi
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2009
Pages: 326
ISBN: 9780198060253
Subject: Urbanisation
Sub-Subject: Urban Poverty/ Urban Development
Keyword: Urban Poverty, Urbanisation, Globalisation, Urban Governance, Economic Structure, Informal Sector
Classification: 307.1416
Shelf: C1R2
Accession No: B734
Contents: List of Tables Figures, and Boxes Foreword Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction-India: Urban Poverty Report Part I: 1- Economic Development and Urban Poverty 2- The Gender Dimensions of Urban Poverty 3- Poverty and Migration: Does Moving Help? 4- The Unorganized Sector and Urban Poverty: Issues of Livelihood 5- Changing Sectoral Profile of the Urban Economy and Implications for Urban Poverty 6- Urban Microfinance in the Context of Urban Poverty Part II: 7- The Millenium Development Goals and the Role of Cities 8- Access to Basic Amenities and Urban Security 9- The Poor and Morphology of Cities 10- Urban Land Market and Access of the Poor Basic Services for the Urban Poor: Innovative Actions and Interventions 11- Access of the Poor to Health and Education Services 12- Alleviating Urban Poverty: Income Growth, Income Distribution, or Decentralization? 13- Elite Capture and Marginalization of the Poor in Participatory Urban Governance: A Case of Resident Welfare Associations in Metro Cities Part III: 15- Living Rough, Surviving City Streets: A Study of the Homeless Populations in Delhi, Chennai, Patna and Madurai 16- Urban Informal Sector: The Need for a Bottom-up Agenda of Economic Reforms- Case Studies of Cycle Rikshaws and Street Vendors in Delhi Note on Contributors
Abstract: The *India Urban Poverty Report 2009* examines urban poverty in India across economic, social, and spatial dimensions. Part I analyzes key drivers, including economic development, gender disparities, migration, unorganized sector livelihoods, sectoral shifts, and microfinance. Part II focuses on policy and governance, reviewing progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, access to basic amenities, urban security, health, education, land markets, income distribution, decentralization, and elite capture in participatory governance. Part III highlights vulnerable populations, exploring homelessness and informal livelihoods through case studies of street vendors and cycle rickshaw operators. The report emphasizes the complexity of urban poverty and the need for inclusive, multi-dimensional strategies.