Introduction, overview and future policy agenda / Editors -- The state of the world progress (1990-2007 & projections) / Andrew R. Morrison, Shwtlena Sabarwal and Mirja Sjoeblom -- Indicators and indices of gender equality : what do they measure and what do we miss? / Caren Grown -- Monitoring...

This paper discusses ideas and methodologies on reducing urban poverty, paying particular attention to the changes that can be triggered by the practice of community savings. As local communities struggle to improve their development options, this practice has demonstrated staying power and...