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urban antipoverty programs  

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  • URBAN ANTIPOVERTY programs come in many different forms. By definition, exclusive of agriculturally based poverty alleviation programs, urban antipoverty policies attempt to address the phenomenon of urban poor—a rapidly growing category in the majority of countries across the world. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Urban Antipoverty Programs]

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