Much of the discourse about "slum cities" regards them as failures, and dismal, miserable places. This article (from Boston.com) talks about slums in a different light, and how out of necessity, they have actually formed some innovative solutions to the problems of urban poverty.

http://www.contemporaryurbananthropology.com/pdfs/Tuhus-Dubrow,%20Learning%20from%20Slums.pdf

- Rebecca Willett