The Informal City : Inclusive Growth for Poverty Alleviation : With CD
Contents: Preface. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations/acronyms. 1. India’s urban poverty. 2. The informal city. 3. Policies, programmes and planning for the poor. 4. Housing and basic services for the poor. 5. Linking shelter and poverty reduction. 6. Informal transport. 7. Micro-credit for poverty reduction. 8. Planning for public health. 9. Basic infrastructure services for the poor. 10. Inclusive and empowered informal sector. Bibliography. Index.
Although efforts are made to provide and protect the rights of citizens in respect of livelihood, food, shelter, education and basic services, there are serious gaps in the plans of inclusive growth and actual delivery, which make way for informal cities. This book addresses the issues concerning the urban poverty and its manifestation in the form of informal city. Looking at the ongoing practices, perceptions, plans and programmes based on participatory learning process, it analyses various inter-related aspects of growth and poverty alleviation, viz a viz the problems of housing, basic infrastructure services, transport, micro-credit and public health. Based on an in-depth analysis, it suggests strategies for inclusive and empowered informal sector.
Although efforts are made to provide and protect the rights of citizens in respect of livelihood, food, shelter, education and basic services, there are serious gaps in the plans of inclusive growth and actual delivery, which make way for informal cities. This book addresses the issues concerning the urban poverty and its manifestation in the form of informal city. Looking at the ongoing practices, perceptions, plans and programmes based on participatory learning process, it analyses various inter-related aspects of growth and poverty alleviation, viz a viz the problems of housing, basic infrastructure services, transport, micro-credit and public health. Based on an in-depth analysis, it suggests strategies for inclusive and empowered informal sector.
