Slum conditions exacerbate poverty, perpetuate inequality, and undermine public health and safety. The United Nations's Human Settlements Programme, known as UN-Habitat, is the leading global ...

Political inequalities and the formation of institutions ... As for markets, the focus should include rural roads for market access, tenurial security for peasants and slum dwellers, and microcredit.

In one of the poorest slums in Argentina, hundreds of families rely on a huge landfill site to feed their children. Argentina used to be among the most prosperous countries in Latin America.