In the new South Africa, shanties have value. The shack in the photo recently sold for $21,000. The New York Times reports.
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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.
3 comments:
Hi Robert,
My apologies on not posting a comment directly related to the mud hut, although it is fascinating. I read your book shortly after it was published and was genuinely moved by the alternative urbanism you presented. It especially got me thinking about my own life as a fellow New York City dweller. Anyway, here's a link to a conference in California on "Exurban Noir". It's not specifically related to your work in covering squatter communities, but I thought you might find it compelling nonetheless. Thanks and keep up the good work, - Jed
Jed:
Thanks for your heartfelt reaction. Exurban Noir sounds like an interesting conference. Are you going?
Hey,
Question 21000 dollars? Where did you find that out. I live in South Africa and cannot believe that that's even possbile. WOW...
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