https://www.isegoria.net/2014/08/slum-free-hanoi/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:48:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2014/08/slum-free-hanoi/comment-page-1/#comment-1465743 Cassander Wed, 20 Aug 2014 20:32:55 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=35961#comment-1465743 This reminds me a bit of bars and Prohibition. After Prohibition was repealed, the number of bars in big cities actually went down, because laws restricting bar creation (e.g. liquor licensing, prohibitions of bars near schools) began to be enforced again. Slums might be similar, the result of legal systems strong enough to deter the creation of real buildings, whereas the total, but unenforced prohibition in a place like Hanoi resulted in a speakeasy situation.

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