Cities and Urbanization

How cities, not states, can solve the world's biggest problems

A high-rise residential tower is seen next to shanties in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai March 18, 2015. In Mumbai, the windows of new high-rise apartment blocks, old low-rise residential buildings and shantytown shacks portray the disparity in living conditions and incomes in the Indian city. Rents for a place to live range from more than $2,000 to less than $5 a month. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiPICTURE 21 OF 22 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "RENTING IN MUMBAI PER SQUARE FOOT"?SEARCH "RENTING SIDDIQUI" FOR ALL IMAGES? - GF10000068477

The 21st century should belong to cities like Mumbai, which has a bigger economy than Pakistan or Bangladesh Image: REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Robert Muggah
Co-founder, SecDev Group and Co-founder, Igarapé Institute
Reuben Abraham
Chief Executive Officer, Artha Global
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Migrants are welcomed as they arrive at the main railway station in Dortmund, Germany September 6, 2015. Austria and Germany threw open their borders to thousands of exhausted migrants on Saturday, bussed to the Hungarian border by a right-wing government that had tried to stop them but was overwhelmed by the sheer numbers reaching Europe's frontiers.  REUTERS/Ina Fassbender - LR2EB960UPAJ7
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