The urban poor in Latin America /

Argues that the causes of poverty, the nature of deprivation, and the policy levers to fight poverty are largely site-specific. The book looks at strategies to assist the urban poor in making the most of the opportunities offered by cities, while helping them cope with the negative externalities.

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Otros Autores: Fay, Marianne
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2005.
Colección:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)
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300 |a xiii, 266 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 23 cm. 
490 1 |a Directions in development 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0 |a Urban poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean : setting the stage / Marianne Fay and Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi -- Working one's way up : the urban poor and the labor market / Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi -- Keeping a roof over one's head : improving access to safe and decent shelter / Marianne Fay and Anna Wellenstein -- Violence, fear, and insecurity among the urban poor in Latin America / Caroline Moser, Ailsa Winton, and Annalise Moser -- Keeping healthy in an urban environment : public health challenges for the urban poor / Ricardo Bitrán ... [et al.] -- Relying on oneself : assets of the poor / Marianne Fay and Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi -- Calling on friends and relatives : social capital / Michael Woolcock -- Public social safety nets and the urban poor / Marianne Fay, Lorena Cohan, and Karla McEvoy. 
520 |a Argues that the causes of poverty, the nature of deprivation, and the policy levers to fight poverty are largely site-specific. The book looks at strategies to assist the urban poor in making the most of the opportunities offered by cities, while helping them cope with the negative externalities. 
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