Beyond Boundaries Extending Services To The Urban Poor

Beyond Boundaries Extending Services To The Urban Poor underscores the overaching goal of the ADB: to reduce poverty in Asia and Pacific. Despite dramatic achievements in economic growth in the 1990, the region is still home to two thirds of the worlds poor.Follwing the regional economic an dfinancial crisis, poverty reduction and sustainable economic growth have recieved renewed attention. The standards of living for all citizens, including the poor, must be improved.

This book contains the major findings of a study focusing on basic urban services - water, sanitation, and solid waste management.