The definition of a slum varies from one form to another depending on the background or country from which an individual comes from. Someone from a rich country may define slums as old run down buildings, whereas someone from a poor country will define slums as un-serviced haphazard constructions ....

Thesis Statement: While economic liberalization can do a lot of good to a nation, it must be supplemented by a range of devices by which the state can promote human development. Abstract: Nations have to move well beyond economic liberalization and must adapt and extend the language of economics ...