The slums of Mumbai are spreading across America.” Not everyone agrees with Kiyosaki’s assessment, however. “I don’t,” says Prakash Kolli of the Dividend Power investing site.

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Then and now: 'The worst slum in America' 3 of 11. Then: Hope in the devastation. Even during the community's nadir, it had some of the advantages that would eventually ensure its rebirth.

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“The slums of Mumbai are spreading across America,” he added. In the hour-long podcast interview, Kiyosaki discussed a variety of topics, including the importance of his three favorite ...

Similar slum clearance is occurring elsewhere throughout Africa. In Cape Town and Johannesburg, in South Africa, the practice is a legacy of apartheid and nowadays remains just as vicious.

Latin America has been urbanizing with shocking speed over the past few decades. One type of growth pattern has been the informal settlements, often built on hills, that the poor occupy illegally.

An estimated 83% of the United States population lives in urban areas, up from 64% in 1950. And experts predict by 2050, 89% of Americans and 68% of the world ...

American entrepreneur and business owner Robert Kiyosaki said in an interview, "America is going to be the poorest country in the world, starting now." Kiyosaki, known for his book "Rich Dad Poor ...