The paper investigates the relationship between development, as measured by the GNI per capita and lived poverty in … one set of indicators that capture the extension of lived poverty, that is what percentage of the respondents, experiences … deprivation, but we also develop a series of indicators that capture the severity of lived poverty, that is how frequently …

to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction. Despite its rapid urban growth, Africa is less than halfway …Urbanization is the single most important transformation that the African continent will undergo this century. More … than half of Africa's population will live in its cities by 2040. In the face of rapid urbanization, there is a narrow …