Kenya President Mwai Kibaki reports that the country will spend Sh880 billion (or approximately $11 billion U.S.) on upgrading shantytowns. But what is upgrading? "Improving accessibility to basic services such as shelter, water, education, health, security and income generating activities" can mean all sorts of things.
The Kibera upgrading has been talked about for years. I'd like to know specifically what Kibaki's government is doing. Let's hope its doing something constructive.
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- --news from Robert Neuwirth-- I recently (January 2020) signed a contract with Beacon Press for a new book of reportage on the economics of community. I'm also working on a collection of short stories about economics called The Book of Derivatives. Backstory: I've written two previous books: Stealth of Nations (on the global growth of the informal economy) & Shadow Cities (on the global growth of squatter communities). I live in New York City and do most of my writing on manual typewriters.
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hey, do you have a preference where you want us to order so you get the best cut?
hey y:
Thanks for asking. Buy it where it most pleases you. I get royalties based on the list price. So I get the same amount no matter where you buy the book, as long as you don't buy it used.
Robert, excuse me using the comment tool to contact. I'm with the Durban shack dwellers' movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo, and will be in NYC next week. If possible I'd appreciate the opportunity to meet and talk. More on Abahlali at http://www.humanrights.uchicago.edu/workshopsSpring.shtml
Richard
sorry, contact address is Pithouser@ukzn.ac.za
lots more about abahlali at Indy Media South Africa and http://www.ukzn.ac.za/ccs and some stuff at a site just being developed at http://www.abahlali.org
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