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Where Is Poverty Concentrated?: New Evidence Based on Internationally Consistent Urban and Poverty Measurements

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dc.contributor.authorNakamura, Shohei
dc.contributor.authorCombes, Pierre-Philippe
dc.contributor.authorMoellerherm, Robin
dc.contributor.authorRobert, Charlotte
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Mark
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorYakubenko, Slava
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-29T17:19:27Z
dc.date.available2023-11-29T17:19:27Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-29
dc.description.abstractThe lack of comparable urban definitions across countries has presented a significant challenge in effectively addressing poverty in both urban and rural areas. This study aims to tackle this issue by comparing subnational poverty statistics across countries, integrating internationally consistent definitions of urban areas into the World Bank’s official global poverty measurement framework. Focusing primarily on 16 Sub-Saharan African countries, the analysis reveals that poverty rates tend to be lower in densely populated urban areas. However, the findings also highlight that urban areas have a higher concentration of impoverished populations than previously estimated. These results underscore the importance of employing consistent urban definitions in cross-country poverty analysis and call for a reevaluation of geographically targeted policies to expedite poverty reduction efforts.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099823311272312886/IDU047ac48f0062ea04222098780cda70c42240d
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10620
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40661
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10620
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectGLOBAL POVERTY
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectCOST OF LIVING
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATISTIC COMPARISON
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORK
dc.titleWhere Is Poverty Concentrated?en
dc.title.subtitleNew Evidence Based on Internationally Consistent Urban and Poverty Measurementsen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleWhere Is Poverty Concentrated?: New Evidence Based on Internationally Consistent Urban and Poverty Measurements
okr.date.disclosure2023-11-27
okr.date.lastmodified2023-11-27T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099823311272312886/IDU047ac48f0062ea04222098780cda70c42240d
okr.guid099823311272312886
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-47ac48f0-62ea-4222-9878-cda70c42240d
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10620
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10620
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34203219
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34203219
okr.identifier.reportWPS10620
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099823311272312886/pdf/IDU047ac48f0062ea04222098780cda70c42240d.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.sectorSocial Protection,Sub-National Government
okr.themeUrban Development,Data Development and Capacity Building,Economic Policy,Economic Growth and Planning,Public Sector Management,Urban and Rural Development,Data production, accessibility and use,Spatial Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Lines
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Poverty
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Economic Development
okr.unitEFI-Poverty and Equity-GE (EPVGE)
okr.unitURL Global Director (SURDR)
okr.unitEFI-EAP-POV-Poverty and Equity (EEAPV)
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