Becoming a slum: From municipal colony to illegal settlement in liberalization-era Mumbai

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-59

  Björkman, Lisa ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Illegal Settlement; India; Liberalization era; Mumbai; Municipal housing; Slum; Urban policy; World class city

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; URBAN AREA; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN POLICY; URBAN POLITICS;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI;

EID: 84890883344     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.12041     Document Type: Article

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