The Economics of Slums in the Developing World

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Cities in Developing Countries: Fueled by Rural–Urban Migration, Lacking in Tenure Security, and Short of Affordable Housing (2015, background): “5% per annum, projected to double every 15 years (Marx et al., 2013).”
Shelter from the Storm: Upgrading Housing Infrastructure in Latin American Slums (2014, background): “access to services such as clean water, sanitation and electricity (UNHabitat (2003b) and Marx et al. (2013)).”
Malthus living in a slum: Urban concentration, infrastructures and economic growth (2017, neutral): “2 Marx et al. (2013) summarise evidence on living standards based on surveys carried-out in slums around the world.”
The Effect of Sustainable Urban Planning and Slum Disamenity on The Value of Neighboring Residential Property: Application of The Hedonic Pricing Model in Rent Price Appraisal (2019, background): “At present, the capital city, Islamabad, offers state-of-the-art urbane real estate infrastructure, and the elite individuals across the country prefer to settle in this modern city, as they can enjoy current infrastructure, better security, surrounding natural sights, a better environment, and othe”
Informality and Development (2014, neutral): “Still another lens comes from the emerging image of slums as domains of permanent informality rather than hubs of transition between agriculture and the formal sector (Marx et al. 2013).”