Year: 1970
Type: article
Abstract: The paper aims to identify the nature of poverty of squatter of Kathmandu valley in the context of exploring urban poverty. It has conceptualized poverty, urbanization, slum, and squatter. It has explored the social, economic and political background of squatter people. This paper also explores the nature of access of squatter people to basic requirements. It has discussed that squatter is a social formation formed by rural-urban migration of poor people to search options of livelihood. Keywords: Poor; slum area; migration; urbanization; livelihood DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v4i0.4519 Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Vol.4 2010 pp.179-192
Author: Bala Ram Acharya
Language: English
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1967028591