World Bank2012-06-112012-06-112007-04-16https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7686This study on Bangladesh Dhaka-improving living conditions for the urban poor reflects a comprehensive look at poverty in Dhaka with an aim to provide the basis for an urban poverty reduction strategy for the Government of Bangladesh, local authorities, donors, and NGOs. While the needs in Dhaka are enormous, this study focuses on analyzing those critical for the poor - understanding the characteristics and dynamics of poverty, issues of employment, land and housing, basic services, and crime and violence. This analysis will provide a platform for developing recommendations for policy reform as Dhaka endeavors to meet the growing challenges and urgent needs of the urban poor. Each chapter concludes with a set of recommended priorities for poverty reduction.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EMPLOYMENTACCESS TO SERVICESAIR POLLUTIONALCOHOL ABUSEANXIETYBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBASIC NEEDSCANTONMENTCAPACITY BUILDINGCHILD CARECHILD LABORCITIESCITIZENSCITY MANAGEMENTCITY PLANNINGCOMMUNITY LEADERSCRIMEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISEASESDISTANCE LEARNINGDOMESTIC VIOLENCEECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATIONELECTRICITY SUPPLYEMPLOYMENT GENERATIONEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSEVICTIONEVICTIONSFAMILIESFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY WELFAREFEMALE LABOR FORCEFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSFOOD CONSUMPTIONGLOBAL MARKETSGOVERNMENT AGENCIESHEALTHHEALTH CAREHEALTH CLINICSHEALTH FACILITIESHIGH POPULATION DENSITYHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD HEADSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHOUSING MARKETSHOUSING PROBLEMSHOUSING STOCKHUMAN CAPITALILLEGAL SETTLEMENTSINCOMEINEQUALITYINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYJUDICIAL SYSTEMLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLAND OWNERLAND OWNERSHIPLAND PRICESLAND SUBDIVISIONLAND USELIMITED RESOURCESLIVING CONDITIONSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL MUNICIPALITIESMETROPOLITAN AREAMETROPOLITAN AREASMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMOBILE HEALTH UNITSNATIONAL GOVERNMENTNATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITYNATIONAL HOUSING POLICYNATIONAL LEVELNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIESPAVEMENT DWELLERSPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTPOLICEPOLICY LEVELPOORPOOR AREASPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR LIVINGPOOR PEOPLEPOOR SANITATIONPOOR URBAN GOVERNANCEPOPULATION GROWTHPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY ESTIMATESPOVERTY HEADPOVERTY HEAD COUNT INDEXPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MAPPINGPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERPREVENTION COMPONENTSPROGRESSPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC LANDPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPACEPUBLIC STANDPIPESPUBLIC WORKSRESOURCE CONSTRAINTSRURALRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL POVERTYSANITATIONSCHOOL ATTENDANCESELF EMPLOYMENTSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMSSERVICE PROVIDERSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSEWERAGESLUM AREASSLUM DWELLERSSLUM FORMATIONSLUM HOUSEHOLDSSLUM RESIDENTSSLUM SETTLEMENTSSLUM SURVEYSLUM UPGRADINGSOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL CONDITIONSSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESTAKEHOLDERSSTREET VENDORSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTECHNICAL CAPACITYTRAFFIC CONGESTIONUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEURBAN AREASURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGYURBAN ENVIRONMENTURBAN GROWTHURBAN ISSUESURBAN MANAGEMENTURBAN MIGRATIONURBAN MUNICIPALITIESURBAN POORURBAN POPULATIONURBAN POVERTYURBAN POVERTY REDUCTIONURBAN POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYURBAN RESIDENTSURBAN SLUMURBAN SLUMSURBAN STUDIESURBAN UPGRADINGURBANIZATIONUTILITIESVICTIMSVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENVIOLENCE PREVENTIONWATERWATER SHORTAGESWATER SOURCEWORKERSWORKING POPULATIONWorld Bank10.1596/7686