Description

This volume contains the views, experiences, and plans of Asian municipal leaders in tackling the high incidence of poverty amongst their citizens through five critical interventions:

This volume contains the views, experiences, and plans of Asian municipal leaders in tackling the high incidence of poverty amongst their citizens through five critical interventions:

• creating jobs for the poor
• building partnerships for reducing poverty
• working together to improve slums
• expanding housing for the poor
• getting rid of urban wastes

Contents

• Foreword
• Summary
• Opening Statements
• Addressing Urban Poverty Issues
• Creating Jobs for the Poor
• Poor No More: Reducing Poverty Through Partnerships
• Working Together to Improve Slums
• Providing Housing for the Poor
• Improving Service Delivery to the Poor
• Networking
• Getting Rid of Urban Wastes
• Concluding Remarks
• List of Participants and Abbreviations