Comments on: Slum 1 Slum 2 http://www.currion.net/2010/03/31/slum-1-slum-2/ Paul Currion struggles to explain himself. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:53:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Currion http://www.currion.net/2010/03/31/slum-1-slum-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Paul Currion Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:25:25 +0000 http://www.currion.net/?p=948#comment-1055 The point is pretty obvious, but seems to be overlooked by a lot of observers: slums are very different from each other. The key difference here seems to be social capital, but that's quite difficult to judge from a distance. Thanks for the comment! The point is pretty obvious, but seems to be overlooked by a lot of observers: slums are very different from each other. The key difference here seems to be social capital, but that’s quite difficult to judge from a distance. Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: jke http://www.currion.net/2010/03/31/slum-1-slum-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 jke Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:54:56 +0000 http://www.currion.net/?p=948#comment-1054 I wonder no one has ever commented on this before? To be honest: I wish that Mathare, Kibera and most other informal settlements in Nairobi could be - at least - a bit like Dharavi. On the other hand - if these settlements were as productive as Dharavi, some government crooks would certainly come and declare the land part of their property. I wonder no one has ever commented on this before?

To be honest: I wish that Mathare, Kibera and most other informal settlements in Nairobi could be – at least – a bit like Dharavi.

On the other hand – if these settlements were as productive as Dharavi, some government crooks would certainly come and declare the land part of their property.

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