Concern about the lives of the poor in the developing world continues to be a focus for a number of important organizations, including the United Nations’ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. One area of particular interest has been improving the lives of those poor persons in urban areas, areas that are often overlooked by programs designed to alleviate the massive amounts of rural poverty. This recent publication takes a critical look at a number of case studies that are meant to provide a number of basic services through some rather innovative and forward-thinking partnerships. The case studies featured in this report include solid waste management in Bangladesh, community toilets in Indonesia, and providing water to poor communities in the Philippines. Each case study includes a bit of background material, material on the various partnerships created to implement each policy, and the potential ability to replicate each policy effectively in other settings. Overall, this 76-page report is well-thought out and researched, and may be of great interest to practitioners and academicians alike.