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Kenya - Inside Informality: Poverty, Jobs, Housing and Services in Nairobi's Slums

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T18:14:57Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T18:14:57Z
dc.date.issued2006-05-31
dc.description.abstractThis report discusses the results of a study designed to fill gaps in knowledge about slums in Nairobi. Drawing on detailed surveys of households residing in slums in Nairobi, this study aims to develop a demographic, economic and infrastructure profile of slum settlements in these two cities. Analytically, it focuses on the following questions: how poor and inadequately served are slum dwellers in Nairobi What are the factors correlated with poverty among slum households in the city The report finds: First, the incidence of economic poverty is very high in Nairobi's slums and it is accompanied by horrible living conditions and other forms of non-economic poverty. Second, Nairobi's slums provide low-quality but high-cost shelter. Third, somewhat encouragingly, there is heterogeneity among Nairobi's slums dwellers, their living conditions, and their economic welfare. Fourth, a systematic comparison between poor and non-poor households reveals five types of non-monetary factors that are strongly correlated with poverty in the slums: (1) household demographics (size and gender and age composition); (2) education; (3) ownership of a micro-enterprise; (4) unemployment in the household; and (5) infrastructure access, in particular electricity and water supply. Given their strong correlation with poverty, these five factors can and should serves as a basis-a starting point-for the design of any poverty alleviation efforts in the slums. Fifth, slum dwellers' own development priorities -- a first proxy for "demand"-- resonate strongly with the technical analyses. Sixth, although upgrading efforts in the slums have been piece-meal and modest thus far, they do appear to have created some benefits. The paper is structured as follows. Section two outlines the research methodology and the data. Section three estimates poverty incidence in the slums and identifies factors correlated with poverty. Sections four through nine present both descriptive data and analyses on each of the following topics: demographcs, economic base, housing, previous residence of "emigrants," infrastructure, and education. Section 10 summarizes the development priorities of slum dwellers and Section 11 presents conclusions and policy implications.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/450081468047364801/Kenya-Inside-informality-poverty-jobs-housing-and-services-in-Nairobis-slums
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/42049
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42049
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectWATER
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectPOWER AND ELECTRICITY SECTOR
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectENERGY AND EXTRACTIVES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHEALTH, NUTRITION AND POPULATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectENERGY POLICIES AND ECONOMICS
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectNO POVERTY
dc.subjectSDG 1
dc.subjectGOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
dc.subjectSDG 3
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSDG 4
dc.subjectAFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectSDG 7
dc.subjectDECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSDG 8
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSDG 11
dc.titleKenya - Inside Informalityen
dc.title.subtitlePoverty, Jobs, Housing and Services in Nairobi's Slumsen
dc.typeReport
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleKenya - Inside Informality: Poverty, Jobs, Housing and Services in Nairobi's Slums
okr.date.disclosure2006-09-21
okr.date.lastmodified2019-05-05T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeOther Infrastructure Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/450081468047364801/Kenya-Inside-informality-poverty-jobs-housing-and-services-in-Nairobis-slums
okr.guid450081468047364801
okr.identifier.docmid090224b0828afbb1
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/42049
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000160016_20060919164331
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum7066075
okr.identifier.report36347
okr.import.id5088
okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/450081468047364801/pdf/363470KE.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.countryKenya
okr.sectorSub-National Government,General finance sector,General finance sector,Housing finance,General finance sector
okr.sectorPublic Administration,Education,Finance,Transportation,Water, Sanitation and Waste Management
okr.topicLabor Markets
okr.topicEducational Sciences
okr.topicEnergy Policies and Economics
okr.topicHydrology
okr.topicInequality
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements
okr.topicRural Development
okr.topicUrban Development
okr.topicHealth
okr.topicNutrition and Population
okr.topicPoverty Reduction
okr.unitAFT: Urban/Water Anglophone (AFTU1)
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