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Urban Management Programme Paper No. 20. Reviews the specific actions that municipalities and city governments may take in contributing to urban poverty reduction. The paper highlights example of issues, options, and constraints that urban governments must address in fighting poverty. It focuses on municipalities and other city-level government entities as a critical institutional level of intervention. Other language editions available: English--Stock No. 13716 (ISBN 0-8213-3716-5); Spanish--Stock No. 13813 (ISBN 0-8213-3813-7).