Justice
UNICEF Wants Us to Talk About Urban Inequality
An online forum invites insight from the people who work on the ground in the world’s biggest and most dysfunctional cities.
No matter how much you love cities – and if you’re reading this site, I’m guessing that you do – you have to admit that they can create some brutal inequalities. The divide between the urban experience of the rich and that of the poor is one of the most troubling, dangerous, and intractable problems facing the world today. A comprehensive approach is elusive and probably unattainable given the disparity of cultures and economic contexts manifested in cities around the globe. Wouldn’t it be easier just to shrug and go about our business, hoping for the best?
Maybe. But that won’t make urban inequality go away. And the consequences of letting it proliferate are potentially disastrous in social and economic terms.