Informal Settlements and Migrant Challenges in Yangon

This article explores the challenges and survival strategies of poor informal migrants in Hlaing Thayar township, which has the largest concentration of informal settlements in Yangon. Based on interviews with informal settlers, local leaders, and city authorities in early 2017, I show that the info...

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Main Author: Helene Maria Kyed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Provence 2019-05-01
Series:Moussons
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/moussons/4909