Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh: Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings/edited by Nazrul Islam, Narul Huda, Francis B. Narayan and Pradumna B. Rana. 1997, xxiv, 323 p., tablesm, $30.
Contents: I. Introduction: 1. Background and overview. 2. Methodology of the study. 3. Urban poverty: concept and measurement. II. Critical issues in urbanization and urban poverty in Bangladesh: 4. Urbanization in Bangladesh: temporal and spatial patterns and policy initiatives. 5. Contribution of the urban sector to the economy of Bangladesh. 6. Delivery of health services and the urban poor in Bangladesh. 7. Delivery of educational services and the urban poor in Bangladesh. 8. Delivery of land, housing and environmental services and the urban poor in Bangladesh. 9. Credit delivery for the urban poor in Bangladesh. III. Findings of the 1995 survey of urban poverty in Bangladesh: 10. Incidence of urban poverty. 11. Demographic indicators. 12. Economic indicators. 13. Land, housing and services indicators. 14. Health indicators. 15. Educational indicators. 16. Other indicators of urban poverty. 17. Gender dimension of urban poverty. 18. Street dwellers of Dhaka city. 19. Public sector institutions, local government agencies and non-governmental organizations concerned with the urban poor in Bangladesh. IV. Conclusions. 20. Addressing the urban poverty agenda. References. Index.
"The book presents the findings of a nationally representative sample survey of 2313 urban poor households from ten urban centres in Bangladesh conducted in 1995. An analysis of such critical issues as the urban sector's contribution to the national economy, urbanization trends, access by the poor to health, education, housing, civic services and credit is also offered. The study highlights the deprivations faced by the urban poor and outlines an agenda for addressing urban poverty in Bangladesh.
"Based on both secondary sources and rich primary data, the book will be of considerable interest to social scientists, development workers, policy makers, and development partners.
"This study was sponsored by the Asian Development Bank and implemented by the Planning Commission, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It was conducted by a team of three senior professors of the University of Dhaka, serving as consultants, with supplementary contributions from a number of other academics." (jacket)