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100			_aSen, Payel
245			_aMeeting the challenge of urban poverty: the KUSP intiative in West Bengal
260			_c2017
300			_ap.60-80.
362			_aJul-Sep
520			_aIn recognition of the growing magnitude and scale of urban poverty and the consequent need for focused policy intervention to address the gaps, the article empirically enquires into the efficacy of slum level infrastructural development as one of the crucial initiatives undertaken under the aegis of the Kolkata Urban Services for the Poor (KUSP) programme in West Bengal thereby examining its impact on urban poverty reduction. Keeping in mind the 'participatory' focus of the KUSP initiative, the article sheds light on the role performance of the community-based organisations in the slum areas which have been especially designed to ensure stakeholders' participation in the whole exercise. The results have significant implications for public administrators, development scholars and poverty analysts. - Reproduced.
650			_aInfrastructure development - India - West Bengal
650			_aUrban poverty - India - West Bengal
650			_aUrban poverty
773			_aNagarlok
909			_a117031
999			_c117025 _d117025