Neglecting the urban poor in Bangladesh: research, policy and action in the context of climate change
Neglecting the urban poor in Bangladesh: research, policy and action in the context of climate change
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DOI：
10.1177/0956247811417794
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发表时间：
2011-10-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Hulme, David
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作者：
Banks, Nicola;Roy, Manoj;Hulme, David
在孟加拉国，城市贫困在减贫研究、政策和行动中被忽视。本文探讨了这种相对忽视的深层原因，包括国家认同和形象、城市贫困的政治经济学和知识创造的结构。鉴于孟加拉国日益城市化的未来和日益严重的城市贫困，它主张为城市穷人制定更全面的政策和方案。气候变化的影响将加速孟加拉国正在进行的城市化进程，并加深城市贫困的规模和严重性。减少城市贫困对实现国家减贫目标将变得越来越重要，这意味着政策和行动必须更多地关注城市穷人。这取决于两个因素：第一，更好地了解城市贫困和脆弱性的规模和性质；第二，强大的利益集团之间的对抗，这是确保国家承诺减少城市贫困所必需的。
In Bangladesh, urban poverty is neglected in research, policy and action on poverty reduction. This paper explores the underlying reasons for this relative neglect, which include national identity and image, the political economy of urban poverty and the structuring of knowledge creation. It argues for more comprehensive policy and programmes for the urban poor given Bangladesh's increasingly urban future and the growing magnitude of urban poverty. The impact of climate change will accelerate Bangladesh's ongoing urbanization as well as deepen the scale and severity of urban poverty. The fact that reducing urban poverty will be increasingly important in meeting national goals for poverty reduction means that policy and action must pay more attention to the urban poor. This is contingent upon two factors: first, a better understanding of the scale and nature of urban poverty and vulnerability; and second, the confrontation of powerful interests necessary to secure a national commitment to urban poverty reduction.