1. The City Poverty Assessment - Yet Another Academic Report of My Overstudied City? -- 2. Why Care About the Poor? -- 3. City Poverty Indicators -- Types of Indicators -- Data Sources -- City Poverty Information Strategy -- 4. The City Poverty Profile - A Basic Snapshot -- 5. More Than a Snapshot - Changes Over Time -- 6. Beyond Indicators and the Profile - Understanding the Meaning of Poverty Reduction and Policy Impacts -- 7. City Finances and the Poor -- 8. City Anti-Poverty Programs -- 9. City Growth and Poverty Reduction -- 10. Concluding Remarks