Urban Poverty and Inequality in Kenya

This paper uses the 2009 Kenyan population census data and estimates multidimensional poverty and inequality in cities and towns

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 14 September 2017

• Country: Kenya
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Governance and Conflict, Social Change
• Authors: Shifa, M., Leibbrandt, M.

Abstract

This paper explores urban poverty and inequality in Kenya. It use the 2009 Kenyan population census data and estimate multidimensional poverty and inequality measures in the capital city and other secondary cities and towns.

This work is part of ‘Governing Food Systems to Alleviate Poverty in Secondary Cities in Africa’ project supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the UK Department for International Development.

Citation

Shifa, M. Leibbrandt, M. (2017) Urban Poverty and Inequality in Kenya. Urban Forum December 2017, Volume 28, Issue 4, pp 363–385 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-017-9317-0

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Urban Poverty and Inequality in Kenya

Published 14 September 2017