Box 1: Medja Para, Khulna, Bangladesh
Medja Para (a pseudonym) is an established inner-city bustee with a predominantly tenant
population of about 2,200. A study conducted between September and December 1986 found
that about 7 per cent of children under the age of five were severely undernourished and 43
per cent moderately undernourished using weight-for-age as an indicator. Inequality within
the settlement was high, the top 10 per cent of households owned 70 per cent of all assets