PROMPT Week X: Urban growth and inequality CITIES: ‘World cities’ attract both g

PROMPT Week X: Urban growth and inequality
CITIES: ‘World cities’ attract both global elites (who want easy access to global networks), and poor, less-skilled people; those inequalities are often especially visible in cities of the developing world. What dynamics in post-colonial societies tend to create or reinforce persistent urban inequalities in the 21st century? Which of these dynamics are illustrated by the struggle of Dharavi residents to stay?