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1
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UN

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2003

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2003

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UN

3
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What does the paper look at

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rural-urban migration

4
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impact of rapid urbanisation in developing countries

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  • low rural incomes from farming
  • lack of rural land
  • higher incomes in urban areas and more opportunities and services
5
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how does migration cause slums

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Rural people move to urban areas, often cannot find jobs and end up living in slums with a lower quality of life and in a vulnerable situation
People assume the city is going to have more opportunities than rural but this isn’t always the case

6
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when may people end up working in the informal sector

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if the formal sector doesn’t have any jobs

7
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how informal settlements may be viewed as rural

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they may have the same atmosphere as the rural communities where people have come from

8
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what is part of the urban bias

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that rural people are taxed to pay for services in the city, which attracts people to the city

9
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what will happen to the speed of rural-urban migration in the future

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slow