Planet of slums. Review of a couple of Mike Davis's recent books. From the review: "There are more than 20 megacities in the developing world. Two of these – Mexico City and Seoul – were ‘hypercities’ (with 20 million inhabitants) at the time he published this book. Since then São Paulo and Mumbai must also have hit the 20 million mark, with Delhi fast approaching it...‘In many cases,’ Davis observes, ‘rural people no longer have to migrate to the city: it migrates to them.’" Here is an interview with Davis.

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