Tag Archives: slums

Moving with the Market in India

By , April 17, 2016 in Globalist Photo Gallery

An man from the slums of India makes his living by doing the dangerous work of painting high-rise towers in Kolkata.

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China’s Urban Billion: Civilizing the Cities

By , February 23, 2013 in Globalist Bookshelf

Can China’s cities by 2030 really accommodate one billion residents — equal to one in every eight people on the planet?

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Mexico City: First Stop in the New World

By , October 15, 2008 in Globalist Bookshelf

What lessons can other cities learn from Mexico City?

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An African Paradox

By , January 5, 2008 in Globalist Bookshelf

What would the Sahara desert look like if there were no human inhabitants?

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Planet of Slums

By , May 16, 2007 in Globalist Bookshelf

How are the world’s bustling slums coping with the issue of sanitation?

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