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Virginia Hoyt asked this question about Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity:
My question is actually one the author herself asked in the Author's Note; on page 248, she queries "After all, there are more poor people than rich people in the world's Mumbais. ... Why don't more of our unequal societies implode?"
Ladybug Greed, hunger for power, money and the desire to be better or at least the envy of your neighbor. The answer to your question is that simple and prove…moreGreed, hunger for power, money and the desire to be better or at least the envy of your neighbor. The answer to your question is that simple and proven in the book itself. (less)
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