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Here is a perfect example of the vibrancy of the Human Spirit. This should really shut up the Doomsayers complaining about a poor Economy. Talk about a Growth biz, love to see the curve on this baby:
http://kk.org/ct2/2009/01/slum-tourism.php
What a Worldwide Franchise Operation this would make. Slums are expanding every day, getting bigger and bigger. Slums are everywhere. This could be a monument to Globalization and Free Trade at the same time.
For some real synergy, how about Blackwater partnering with the Slum Tour Operators to offer protection. That sure would spike limping Blackwater.
And, for a really capitalist, dark twist, how about offering Gated Community Tours to the poor people in the Slums? They could save up for a once in a lifetime glimpse at what a Slumdog Millionaire would live like.
Spokesperson? None other than Tom Friedman, the Jim Cramer of Globalization.
Here is a perfect example of the vibrancy of the Human Spirit. This should really shut up the Doomsayers complaining about a poor Economy. Talk about a Growth biz, love to see the curve on this baby:
According to a Mumbai metro blog:
The [Reality Tours] agency, started by Chris Way, a young British transplant, sells tours of Mumbai’s slum neighbourhoods, promising a unique way to experience the “real” Mumbai.
One option is a budget, three-hour walking tour of Dharavi, Asia’s biggest slum, in the central suburb of Mahim. There residents earn a living by making clay pots and soap or recycling the city’s waste. A longer car tour offers more: a visit to a children’s shelter; a stop to watch the city’s dhobis (washermen) at work; a drive past the vast textile mills that are being torn down and replaced with glitzy malls and office blocks; and then on to Dharavi.
These tours are great value-at about $7 for the walking tour and $13 for the one by car-and for a good cause: 80% of the fee goes to a local charity that helps slum dwellers.
The [Reality Tours] agency, started by Chris Way, a young British transplant, sells tours of Mumbai’s slum neighbourhoods, promising a unique way to experience the “real” Mumbai.
One option is a budget, three-hour walking tour of Dharavi, Asia’s biggest slum, in the central suburb of Mahim. There residents earn a living by making clay pots and soap or recycling the city’s waste. A longer car tour offers more: a visit to a children’s shelter; a stop to watch the city’s dhobis (washermen) at work; a drive past the vast textile mills that are being torn down and replaced with glitzy malls and office blocks; and then on to Dharavi.
These tours are great value-at about $7 for the walking tour and $13 for the one by car-and for a good cause: 80% of the fee goes to a local charity that helps slum dwellers.
What a Worldwide Franchise Operation this would make. Slums are expanding every day, getting bigger and bigger. Slums are everywhere. This could be a monument to Globalization and Free Trade at the same time.
For some real synergy, how about Blackwater partnering with the Slum Tour Operators to offer protection. That sure would spike limping Blackwater.
And, for a really capitalist, dark twist, how about offering Gated Community Tours to the poor people in the Slums? They could save up for a once in a lifetime glimpse at what a Slumdog Millionaire would live like.
Spokesperson? None other than Tom Friedman, the Jim Cramer of Globalization.
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