SOCI 110 Chapter 3.1: 3.1 Readings in Social Justice
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In one slum, misery, work, politics, and hope. India=parallel economy: formal- business that pay taxes, adhere to labor regulations and burnish country"s global image, informal- shopkeepers, farmers, construction workers, taxi drivers, street vendors, rag pickers, tailors, repairmen, middlemen, black marketers, etc. Responsible for majority of economic growth and <90% employment: misery >work >politics >hope, people come voluntarily to dharavi for work. Only trying to get ahead: dharavi size of a gnat compared to china"s manufacturing. Small garment workshops: dharavi one of most valuable pieces of real estate in mumbai. No longer viewed as a slum in political eye. Members do not want development as it will attract less laborers and create true slums: education is hope in dharavi. They want their kids to be taught in english so that they have an out of the slums.
