Mumbai Inequality Flashcards

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Location

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Located in the Maharashta state of western India with a total population of 23 million with half of them living in slums

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Evidence of social inequality in Mumbai

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  • 60% of population live in slums
  • there are millionaires living in the same area where 40% of people earn less than $10 a month and there is only 1 toilet per 1500 people
  • 71% of people use public toilets and only 3% have their own facilities
  • 15% have their own water built into their home
  • infant mortality rate (IMR): the higher the slum %, the higher the IMR
  • Antilia building (worth 2bn) a billionaire house
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