Across the developing world, migration from country to city has long been a potential path out of poverty. Less and less is that true for many in Asia, where the wealth gap is growing in many of the most densely populated cities in human history.
Across the developing world, migration from country to city has long been a potential path out of poverty. Less and less is that true for many in Asia, where the wealth gap is growing in many of the most densely populated cities in human history.
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A woman walks along a city canal as office and apartment construction site is seen in the background at a slum in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP photo)
Ei Ei Aung holds a basket as Cho Cho Aung fills it with gravel at a riverside barge in Yangon, Myanmar. They dropped out of school because their parents couldn't pay the school fees. (AP photo)
Thin Thin Khaing, center white top, her five-children and extended family eat a meal at family's hut in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP photo)
A young girl takes a break on a table at a slum near the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP photo)
An Indian man watches from the balcony of a broken house as new high-rise apartments are seen in the background, in Mumbai, India. (AP photo)
Cho Cho Aung, center in blue top, carries a basket of gravel from a riverside barge to unload in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP photo)
Po Po Aung, left helps Cho Cho Aung to lift a basket of gravel in a riverside barge in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP photo)
Thin Thin Khaing, centre, combs her daughter Cho Cho Aung's hair at family's hut in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP photo)
Children play at a slum near the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP photo)
A group of people share a room in Mumbai, India. (AP photo)
