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Front Cover -1 Contents 7 Acknowledgments 13 Abbreviations 15 Executive Summary 17 Chapter 1 East Asia and the Pacific’s Urbanizing Context 31 Introduction 31 Urbanization in the EAP region 35 Poverty Reduction and Urbanization in the EAP Region 39 Income Inequality in EAP Cities 45 Urban Poverty in Smaller Cities and Towns 47 Characteristics of Urban Poverty in EAP: Large Slum Populations 50 Notes 53 References 55 Chapter 2 Economic Inclusion and the Urban Poor 57 Introduction 57 Employment Trends in East Asia and the Pacific 58 Key Challenges to Employment for the Urban Poor 61 Risk and Resilience among the Urban Poor 67 Economic Inclusion: Increasing Jobs and Resilience 72 Notes 78 References 78 Chapter 3 Spatial Inclusion and the Urban Poor 83 Introduction 83 Housing, Informality, and the Urban Poor 84 Key Challenges to Providing Secure Housing 89 Basic Infrastructure and Services in Low-Income Urban Areas 91 Key Challenges in Infrastructure and Service Provision 98 Mobility and Access to the City 100 Key Mobility Challenges for the Urban Poor 105 Spatial Inclusion: Strategies for Housing, Infrastructure and Service Provision, and Connectivity 109 Notes 114 References 115 Chap

Author

Baker,Gadgil

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