Slum Dwellers' Access to Basic Amenities: The Role of Political Contact, Its Determinants and Adverse Effects

Edelman, Brent; Mitra, Arup

doi:10.1111/j.1467-940x.2006.00109.x

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“…Simply put, the higher the spending on infrastructure, the lower the incidence of slums. These findings are consistent with that of Edelman and Mitra (2006) which show a negative association between public spending on health and the incidence of slums at the state level in India. Increased spending on infrastructure can also be seen as a way of legitimizing informal settlements, thereby encouraging families to gradually improve their houses (Mayo et al 1986;Gulyani and Bassett 2007).…”

Section: Investment In Infrastructuresupporting

confidence: 91%

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The Face of Urban Poverty: Explaining the Prevalence of Slums in Developing Countries

Arimah¹

2010

Urbanization and Development

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One of the most visible and enduring manifestations of urban poverty in developing countries is the formation and proliferation of slums. While attention has focused on the rapid pace of urbanization as the sole or major factor explaining the proliferation of slums and squatter settlements in developing countries, there are other factors whose impacts are not known with much degree of certainty. It is also not clear how the effects of these factors vary across regions of the developing world. This paper accounts for differences in the prevalence of slums among developing countries using data drawn from the recent global assessment of slums undertaken by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. The empirical analysis identifies substantial inter-country variations in the incidence of slums both within and across the regions of Africa, Asia as well as, Latin America and the Caribbean. Further analysis indicates that higher GDP…/

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Section: Investment In Infrastructuresupporting

confidence: 91%

“…The effect of investment in infrastructure is examined by using a proxy variable -public expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP. A similar variable has been used by Edelman and Mitra (2006) at the state level in India.…”

Section: Infrasmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Face of Urban Poverty: Explaining the Prevalence of Slums in Developing Countries

Arimah¹

2010

Urbanization and Development

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“…A structure that had either the walls or the roof but not both, made of permanent materials (i.e. brick, cement, etc) is called a semi-concrete structure (Edelman & Mitra 2006). All these houses were over-crowded and poor both in terms of structure and ventilation, thus inviting various diseases and infections.…”

Section: Household Environmental Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Living Standards and Health Problems of Lesser Fortunate Slum Dwellers: Evidence from an Indian City

Sajjad¹

2014

IJEPP

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Abstract:For a fast growing economy like India where most of its cities experiencing consistently increase in urban population, the future welfare of city residents is heavily relied on providing better living conditions and health prospects to the urban dwellers particularly to those who are living in miserable and unhygienic environment. The paper derived slum condition index (Slum CI) of notified and non-notified slums for assessing relative status of living conditions and health status of slum dwellers in a fast growing city. Slum CI as a composite index of its four components of household environmental index (HECI), social condition index (SCI), economic condition index (ECI) and health condition index (HCI) worked as an effective tool for identifying not only the slums requiring attention but also priorities required for the development of healthy and smart city. Slum CI based analysis revealed wide inequalities in its four components. Non-notified slums were found to have poor slum conditions. Social, economic and health conditions demand higher priority over household environmental conditions in Nangla Battu. In Shobhapur and Phelera household environmental conditions should be accorded higher priority over social, economic and health conditions. The study has also identified priorities for the notified slums which have better slum conditions. For instance, in Jamna Nagar, social, economic and health conditions and in Uttam Nagar household environmental conditions should be given higher priority for sustainable urban environmental management. Social conditions, health conditions and household environmental conditions are the outcome factors of poor economic conditions in the sampled slums. Priority based policy responses were suggested. Thus, slum condition index based approach can be utilized for assessing welfare programmes and relative status in slums, and providing holistic framework for healthy city.

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“…Our analysis indicates it is further destabilising to overcompensate replacement actors. We are not arguing for the status quo, and we understand that the DG is interested in cutting the cord between the poor and politicians, but as relations of patronage go beyond welfare reform, we argue for a realistic assessment of local politicians' power, both in their constituencies and the government itself (Edelman and Mitra 2006;Jha, Rao, and Woolcock 2007;Ghertner 2011). Our argument gives rise to the questions, ''How might politicians' power be replaced so they do not resist reform?…”

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Reaching the unreached? Good governance and welfare reform politics in Delhi, India

Dhanju¹,

O’Reilly

2015

Development in Practice

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Good governance scholarship has been preoccupied with the donor-driven conditionalities imposed on aid-receiving developing countries. Limited attention has been given to power struggles and resistance from government actors (bureaucrats and politicians) to embrace internally driven good governance programmes. To address this gap, this article ethnographically examines a good governance initiative of the Delhi government (India) to reform its welfare system in partnership with NGOs. The study indicates that the conflict between government and non-governmental actors over the authority to govern the poor eventually maintained the status quo of the welfare system while the poor remain marginalised.Les experts en bonne gouvernance s'inquiètent des conditionnalités imposées par les bailleurs de fonds aux pays en développement récipiendiaires d'aide. Une attention limitée a été accordée aux luttes de pouvoir et à la résistance des acteurs gouvernementaux (bureaucrates et politiques) concernant l'adoption de programmes de bonne gouvernance impulsés depuis l'intérieur. Pour combler cette lacune, cet article examine sous un angle ethnographique une initiative liée à la bonne gouvernance lancée par le gouvernement de Delhi (Inde) pour réformer son système de sécurité sociale en partenariat avec des ONG. L'étude indique que le conflit entre les acteurs gouvernementaux et non gouvernementaux concernant l'autorité de gouverner les pauvres a fini par maintenir le statu quo du système de sécurité sociale, tandis que les pauvres sont restés marginalisés.Las investigaciones en torno a la buena gobernanza se han centrado en analizar las condicionalidades establecidas por los donantes, impuestas a los países en desarrollo receptores de asistencia. Sin embargo, se ha puesto menos atención a las luchas por el poder y a la resistencia generada por los actores gubernamentales (burócratas y políticos) ante los programas de buena gobernanza impulsados por una dirección autogestiva. Con el fin de subsanar esta laguna, el presente artículo examina de manera etnográfica la iniciativa de buena gobernanza impulsada por el gobierno de Delhi (India), la cual, en colaboración con varias ONG, se orienta a reformar su sistema de bienestar. El estudio revela que el conflicto en torno a quién debe ejercer la autoridad para gobernar a los pobres, establecido entre los actores gubernamentales y no gubernamentales, determinó que a la larga se mantuviera el statu quo del sistema de bienestar, mientras los pobres permanecen marginados

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Slum Dwellers' Access to Basic Amenities: The Role of Political Contact, Its Determinants and Adverse Effects

Cited by 41 publications

References 13 publications

The Face of Urban Poverty: Explaining the Prevalence of Slums in Developing Countries

The Face of Urban Poverty: Explaining the Prevalence of Slums in Developing Countries

Living Standards and Health Problems of Lesser Fortunate Slum Dwellers: Evidence from an Indian City

Reaching the unreached? Good governance and welfare reform politics in Delhi, India

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