Ditch the slum

2005-08-12T00:00:00

It is regrettable to see that the overused word “slum” still has currency (News Analysis August 5). Although the intentions behind the United Nations’ efforts to “improve slums” may be good, the word still evokes the practice of labelling an area as a “slum” as a reason for eradicating it ...

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