deprivation highly concentrated in segregated areas of cities. With the rapid urbanization
and lack of effective urban planning in several countries in sub-Saharan Africa, segregation,
economic deprivation and social exclusion are particularly severe challenges. In the United
States, almost 30 years of poverty deconcentration policy has had mixed results and offers
cautions to other countries looking to confront urban segregation. Accra, the capital city of …