''In a mix of travel writing, history and political narrative, Megaslumming vividly describes life in the slums through the eyes of its different residents - the AIDS orphans, the grandmother-headed households, the neglected schools, the Nubian elders, and most of all the street boys who become the author's guides and bodyguards inside the dangerous shantytown. Written as a lucid introduction to global justice issues, this book ultimately raises serious questions about the current direction of world development - and points the way to a more equitable and inclusive future world.” (Quoted from site)