Browsing Reports by Subject "URBAN POVERTY"
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Regional information base on poverty issues : a review of the incidence of poverty and target oriented poverty alleviation programme
(United Nations, 1995)The Asia-Pacific region has, in recent times, achieved remarkable economic and social progress. The developing countries in the region have recorded some of the highest growth rates in the world. There have been notable ... -
Role of the informal service sector in urban poverty alleviation
(United Nations, 1996)ESCAP implemented a project on the “Role of the informal service sector in poverty alleviation”, with generous financial support from the Government of Netherlands. The project focused on petty trading, ...
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Urban safety and poverty in Asia and the Pacific : key findings from sub-regional studies on South-Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific
(United NationsUN-HABITAT, 2009)The study explores a number of perspectives to examine issues of urban safety. An important part of this research has been in exploring the relationships between crime, safety and poverty (the urban poor).