1-5 of 8 matching articles 5 20 100 All Urban prosperity doesn't automatically mean gender equality Sylvia Chant and Kerwin Datu • 27 September 2011 While there is a strong relationship between increasing urbanisation and increasing prosperity, it cannot be assumed that inequalities such as gender are reduced at the same time. Understanding the interpersonal dimension of gender and poverty Kerwin Datu • 10 September 2010 The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty edited by Sylvia Chant explores how some of the noblest intentions in development can be undermined by the interpersonal dimension of poverty. Welcome to Lagos: a documentary that's well overdue Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed • 11 May 2010 A native of Lagos now conducting research on informal employment in Nigeria, Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed argues that Welcome to Lagos is a long overdue acknowledgement to those people who move to Lagos to make a living; it is not meant to be a tourist guide to the city. Who sets the global urban agenda? The role of sectoral lobbies, local politicians and global institutions Alan Gilbert • 20 December 2011 Alan Gilbert doesn't believe there is one, but if one must speak of a global urban agenda, he would point to local private sector lobbies as the common force driving similar agendas in cities around the world. DfID withdrawal from UN-HABITAT displays naivety on slums Kerwin Datu • 29 March 2011 DfID's decision to withdraw from UN-HABITAT demonstrates an ignorance of the contradictions in the mainstream development agenda, and the intractability of the problems facing urban areas. 1 2
