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Can "Poverty Tourism" Help Rebuild Communities? Or Is It Just Cashing In On the Misery of the Poor?

Mark Chou, TruthOut.org. February 2, 2010.

International tourists can now visit LA's Skid Row ("home to 90,000 homeless people"), Rio's favelas, and the vast slums of India's metropolises.

"Slumdog Millionaire": A Hollow Message of Social Justice

Mitu Sengupta, AlterNet. February 23, 2009.

Despite all the hype, "Slumdog" delivers a patronizing and ultimately sham statement on social justice.

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