Poverty and inequality in urban Sudan. Policies, institutions and governance

TitlePoverty and inequality in urban Sudan. Policies, institutions and governance
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsM.A. Abdalla
Series titleAfrican studies collection
Issue13
Pagination - 269
Date Published2008///
PublisherAfrican Studies Centre
Place PublishedLeiden
Publication Languageeng
ISSN Number978-90-5448-082-21876-018X
Keywordsdissertations (form), livelihoods, Sudan, urban households, urban poverty
Abstract

This book provides an overview of the conditions facing the urban poor in Khartoum, Sudan and explores the opportunities and constraints people of different genders, ages, wealth and social origins face in the pursuant of their livelihoods. Using an in-depth analysis, it argues that the livelihoods of poor people have been severely constrained by both formal and informal institutions that have not allowed them to access capitals and choose the way they utilize those they have. Muna A. Abdalla was born in August 1966 in Khartoum, the Capital of Sudan. After completing primary and secondary education in Sudan, she pursued her university education in Egypt, University of Zagazig, where she obtained her BSC in Science and Education. In 1989 she obtained an Advanced Diploma in Development and Adult Education, Post Graduate College, University of Khartoum, then a M.Ed. in Education, University of Manchester, UK, 1991. She worked as consultant/researcher on Africa's development challenges, poverty, gender and capacity building issues with ILO, OSSREA and the Ford Foundation in different countries. She coordinated and assisted in implementing and managing projects for UNECEF in Sudan, and worked for the Sudan Broadcasting Services and DPMF in Ethiopia.

IR handle/ Full text URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/1887/13106
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