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Figure 2. Typical apartment buildings in La Nueva Barquita, consisting of four-story walk-up structures. Each apartment ranges from 50 to 70 square meters, offering significantly more space compared to most slum resettlement schemes worldwide. Source: Gobierno Danilo Medina
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José Rafael Nunez Collado 21st January 2025
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The changing social class structure of London, 2001–...

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