Income, employment, and housing inequalities in Asian and African cities

Sohail Ahmad; Tanjil Sowgat; Ya Ping Wang

doi:10.1007/978-981-96-5629-5_14

Income, employment, and housing inequalities in Asian and African cities

Sohail Ahmad^*
, Tanjil Sowgat
, Ya Ping Wang

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This chapter analyses the income, employment, and housing conditions of residents covered in the SHLC Household Survey conducted across various neighbourhoods in 14 Asian and African cities. The analysis provides comparative insights into neighbourhood-level inequalities in the Global South. While continental or subcontinental differences are limited, significant variations in inequality are evident at the country and city levels. The findings reveal serious inequality across neighbourhoods, with neighbourhood wealth emerging as a critical catalyst. This intriguing micro-level data underscores the importance of neighbourhoods in understanding the various dynamics of rapidly growing cities in the Global South.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	New Drivers of Division
Editors	Ya Ping Wang, Keith Kintrea, David Everatt, Debolina Kundu
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Springer Singapore
Chapter	14
Pages	223-238
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9789819656295
ISBN (Print)	9789819656288
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-5629-5_14
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 2 Aug 2025

Publication series

Name	Sustainable Development Goals Series
Publisher	Springer Nature
ISSN (Print)	2523-3084
ISSN (Electronic)	2523-3092

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

housing
employment
inequalities
income
neighbourhoods

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New Drivers of Division. ed. / Ya Ping Wang; Keith Kintrea; David Everatt; Debolina Kundu. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2025. p. 223-238 (Sustainable Development Goals Series).

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