UrbAn area with high PoverTy and no Infra Structure (Clean Water, access to World Energy Grid, etc.); ripe for Urban Development

often no Property Rights - [Squatt Ing]; see Hernando De Soto

often mostly driven by Underground Economy

often no local Rule Of Law - resort to Tribal Ism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slum

UN-Habitat 2003 report The [Challenge Of Slums]

• http://www.unhabitat.org/global_report.asp

• http://www.citymayors.com/report/slums.html

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