Suchergebnisse

The issue of poverty is as old as economic development. A
significant quantitative research on poverty has been undertaken for
many decades all over the world in general and in developing countries
in particular. However the issue of urban poverty has not been addressed
effectively. Nevertheless urban poverty has until recently, been low on
the agenda of development policy not only in the developing world but
also in Pakistan because of dominant perception of urban bias and the
need to counter this with a focus on rural development policy. The
analysis of urban poverty is as necessary as the overall level of
poverty in the country. There are many causes and determinants of urban
poverty1 but distribution and management of economic and social
resources in poverty reduction cannot be ignored. It is internationally
recognised that poverty reduction and governance both are interrelated.
Bad governance has made poverty reduction efforts ineffective [Blaxall
(2000), Eid (2000) and Gupta, et al. (1998)], while poverty reduction
projects provide fertile ground for corruption.2 The consensus emerges
from this line of thinking is that good governance is necessary and
effective for poverty alleviation efforts.