A Path to Jobs for the Urban Poor

A rapidly urbanizing world presents enormous economic opportunities for the poor and vulnerable but also presents significant barriers to their economic inclusion. About two thirds of the world’s population is expected to live in urban centers by 2...

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Main Authors:	Avalos, Jorge, Chaudhury, Sarang, Clay, Timothy, Dutta, Puja Vasudeva
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	ECONOMIC INCLUSION URBAN POVERTY URBANIZATION INFORMALITY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM URBAN YOUTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/272511637127746316/In-Practice-A-Path-to-Jobs-for-the-Urban-Poor http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36594

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spelling	okr-10986-365942022-09-19T17:31:09Z A Path to Jobs for the Urban Poor Avalos, Jorge Chaudhury, Sarang Clay, Timothy Dutta, Puja Vasudeva ECONOMIC INCLUSION URBAN POVERTY URBANIZATION INFORMALITY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM URBAN YOUTH A rapidly urbanizing world presents enormous economic opportunities for the poor and vulnerable but also presents significant barriers to their economic inclusion. About two thirds of the world’s population is expected to live in urban centers by 2050, with nearly 90 percent of this increase in Asia and Africa. Section two is a summary of the urban context and challenges. Section three then describes a framework for fostering urban economic inclusion, and section four examines the current landscape of economic inclusion programs, starting with the policy impetus driving their emergence. Section 5 turns to the case for scaling up urban programs by synthesizing evidence on costs and impacts. Section 6 draws conclusions. This note draws heavily on the framework and analysis provided in The State of Economic Inclusion (SEI) Report 2021: the potential to scale (Andrews et al. 2021), especially the PEI 2020 Landscape and Costing Surveys, an updated World Bank portfolio (2021) review, and an updated review of impact evaluations of urban economic inclusion programs. 2021-11-17T21:39:26Z 2021-11-17T21:39:26Z 2021-11-17 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/272511637127746316/In-Practice-A-Path-to-Jobs-for-the-Urban-Poor http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36594 English PEI In Practice;Vol.1 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study
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description	A rapidly urbanizing world presents enormous economic opportunities for the poor and vulnerable but also presents significant barriers to their economic inclusion. About two thirds of the world’s population is expected to live in urban centers by 2050, with nearly 90 percent of this increase in Asia and Africa. Section two is a summary of the urban context and challenges. Section three then describes a framework for fostering urban economic inclusion, and section four examines the current landscape of economic inclusion programs, starting with the policy impetus driving their emergence. Section 5 turns to the case for scaling up urban programs by synthesizing evidence on costs and impacts. Section 6 draws conclusions. This note draws heavily on the framework and analysis provided in The State of Economic Inclusion (SEI) Report 2021: the potential to scale (Andrews et al. 2021), especially the PEI 2020 Landscape and Costing Surveys, an updated World Bank portfolio (2021) review, and an updated review of impact evaluations of urban economic inclusion programs.
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author	Avalos, Jorge Chaudhury, Sarang Clay, Timothy Dutta, Puja Vasudeva
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title	A Path to Jobs for the Urban Poor
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publishDate	2021
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