Illegal Slum Evictions in Madras City: The Case of Wallace Garden

The eviction of the Wallace Garden slum-dwellers in Madras is a manifestation of a larger malaise where the state cynically ignores its own laws and victims are prosecuted and offenders rewarded-all in the service of growing corporate capitalism.

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 1988-10, Vol.23 (41), p.2097-2099
Main Author: Visweswaran, Kamala
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business orders
Corporations
Evictions
Housing
Parking facilities
Police
Private land
Public land
Slums
Urban renewal
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Summary:The eviction of the Wallace Garden slum-dwellers in Madras is a manifestation of a larger malaise where the state cynically ignores its own laws and victims are prosecuted and offenders rewarded-all in the service of growing corporate capitalism.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846