Urbanisation and Urban Poverty in Developing Countries - Couverture rigide

Robert, Antoinette

 
9788182206120: Urbanisation and Urban Poverty in Developing Countries

Synopsis

The present book examines the role of gender participation in urbanisation and urban development and its impact on poverty reduction in 9 chapters. It also highlights fundamental issues of equality and social justice by showing how women's unequal position in urban labour market, their limited ability to secure assets independently from male relatives and their greater exposure to violence.

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À propos de l'auteur

Robert Antoinette is the Research Director of the Igarape Institute, Canada. He is also associate at the Center for Conflict, Development and Peace Building (CCDP) Switzerland.

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