Dimensions of Urban Poverty in the Europe and Central Asia Region

The objective of this study is to contribute to a better understanding of the extent and nature of poverty in urban areas in transition countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, providing particular attention to the disparities within urban areas between capital cities and secondary c...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY ACCESS TO HOUSING ADEQUATE SHELTER AVERAGE COMMUTING TIME BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BIG CITIES BUS BUS STOP CAPITAL CITIES CAPITAL CITY CAR CAR OWNERSHIP CENSUSES CITIES IN TRANSITION CITIES IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES CITY CITY BOUNDARIES CITY CENTER CITY LEVEL COMMUNAL SERVICES CONFLICT DIMENSION OF POVERTY DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISTRICT HEATING ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ELECTRICITY CONNECTION ELECTRICITY CONNECTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXTERNALITIES FOOD CONSUMPTION FUELS GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP HEALTH PROBLEMS HOME OWNERSHIP HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY HUMAN CAPITAL INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME POVERTY INDUSTRIALIZATION INEQUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LARGE FAMILIES LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LEVEL OF POVERTY LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARD LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOW INCOME MARKET ECONOMY MAYORS MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DECLARATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MOBILITY RATES NATIONAL POPULATION NATIONAL POVERTY NATURAL GAS NEIGHBORHOODS NUMBER OF PEOPLE POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR POOR HOUSEHOLD POOR SANITATION POTABLE WATER POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY IN CITIES POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PROGRESS PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY OF LIFE REFUGEES RENTAL HOUSING RESIDENTIAL DENSITY RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY RESIDENTS RUNNING WATER RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL AVERAGES RURAL DIFFERENCES RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL MIGRATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL RESIDENTS SAFE DRINKING WATER SAFETY SAFETY NET SANITATION SECONDARY CITIES SECONDARY EDUCATION SECURE TENURE SERVICE SECTORS SLUM DWELLERS SLUMS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DIMENSIONS STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRIPS TRUE UNDERSTANDING URBAN POVERTY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATIO URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN CHANGE URBAN CITIES URBAN COMMUNITIES URBAN CONTEXT URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN DWELLERS URBAN ECONOMIES URBAN ECONOMY URBAN GROWTH URBAN HOUSEHOLDS URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN ISSUES URBAN LAND URBAN MANAGEMENT URBAN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM URBAN MIGRATION URBAN POOR URBAN POPULATION URBAN POPULATION GROWTH URBAN POVERTY URBAN POVERTY RESEARCH URBAN POVERTY RESEARCH SOURCEBOOK URBAN PROBLEMS URBAN SERVICES URBAN SETTLEMENT URBAN SETTLEMENTS URBAN SOCIAL NETWORKS URBANIZATION UTILITIES VULNERABILITY WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE WATER WATER SOURCE WATER SUPPLY WATER TREATMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/7014497/dimensions-urban-poverty-europe-central-asia-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9302

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Summary:	The objective of this study is to contribute to a better understanding of the extent and nature of poverty in urban areas in transition countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, providing particular attention to the disparities within urban areas between capital cities and secondary cities, and focusing on dimensions of poverty related to provision of network infrastructure and energy services in cities. Household surveys carried out in 1998-2003 in 20 countries provided the data for the study. The study found substantial differences in urban areas between the capital and secondary cities, with households in secondary cities being worse off. In addition, secondary cities often had poverty indicators equivalent to, or worse than, those of rural areas, including in terms of access and quality (reliability) of infrastructure. The study confirmed that many households, especially in secondary cities, are "infrastructure-poor" because of unreliable and deteriorated services and that these households are hidden in studies that do not examine actual quality. Finally, the study found that income and infrastructure inequality are generally higher in urban areas, although inequality in secondary cities often was greater than that in the capitals.

Dimensions of Urban Poverty in the Europe and Central Asia Region

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