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Intro -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Introduction -- Urbanization, Urban Poverty and Slum Development: An Analysis of Their Interrelationship in Bangladesh -- Land Tenure Rights of Slum Dwellers in Bangladesh -- Importance of the Book -- Organization of the Book -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Theoretical Debates on Urbanization and Urban Poverty -- Chapter 3: Urbanization and Urban Poverty in Bangladesh -- Chapter 4: Formation of Slums and Slum Upgradation Initiatives in Bangladesh -- Chapter 5: Global Best Practices of Urban Slum Development Initiatives -- Chapter 6: Urban Slum-Upgrading Best Practices in Bangladesh -- Chapter 7: Conclusion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Theoretical Debates on Urban Poverty -- Introduction -- Urbanization -- Causes of Growth of Urbanization -- Meaning of Poverty -- Meaning of Urban Poverty -- Conventional Economic Approach -- Absolute and Relative Poverty -- Definitions Based on Social Indicators -- Historical Perspective of Urban Poverty -- Theoretical Background -- Social Transformation Theory -- The Functionalist Theory -- The Conflict Theory -- Structural Perspective/Institutional Discrimination -- Categorization of Poverty -- Poverty Based on Political Economy -- Poverty in Terms of GNP Per Capita -- Poverty in Terms of First- World-Third World Classification -- Urban Poverty Debate in Different Parts of the World -- Imminent Guidelines for Urban Poverty Reduction -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Urbanization and Urban Poverty in Bangladesh -- Introduction -- History and the Present State of Urbanization in Bangladesh -- Urban Growth and Its Impact on the National Economy -- The Situation of Urban Poverty in Bangladesh -- Rural-Urban Linkage -- Conclusion -- References.

1. Introduction -- 2. NGOs in agency building and women's empowerment : state substitutes in a newo-liberal world -- 3. NGOs in Bangladesh -- 4. Getting women heard -- 5. Transformation of power : a wave of change -- 6. People change the system -- 7. Conclusion.

This volume offers an understanding of institutional reforms, gender-related policy dynamics, the role of different actors in the policy process, and the impact of a particular policy on the state of women's political participation in Bangladesh. The discussion is set against the background of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 1995, in Beijing, in which a Platform for Action signed by heads of governments expressed their countries' commitment to achieve 'gender equality and empowerment of women' through ensuring integration of the gender perspective at all levels. In Bangladesh, no