Urban poverty in Africa : from understanding to alleviation / edited by Sue Jones and Nici Nelson.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part One Urban poverty: some strategic considerations, Two - Coping with urban poverty: institutional responses, Three - Coping with urban poverty: livelihoods strategies

This book takes a new look at the urban poverty debate at a time when there is renewed interest in urban poverty and management from the World Bank and other multilateral developmet agencies. It brings together contributions from academics, practitioners and urban poverty specialists to present a multi-disciplinary approach to the debate highlighting the need to link policy, institutional and grassroots efforts.