Darshini Mahadevia
Tenure Security and Urban Social Protection Links: India
guaranteeing tenure security households living informal settlements slums seen progress urban india policymakers failed see land tenure status continuum insecure tenure legal status general poor cities move informal quasilegal de facto tenure various processes legal tenure de jure cases public policy intervention confers property title absence policy urban poor lowincome migrants seek consolidate urban citizenship political citizenship electoral democracy welfare interventions state subversions urban legalities article first illustrates existence continuum tenure status informal settlements ahmedabad city explains factors give slum settlement particular level tenure status quantitative data links level tenure security social protection outcomes article shows small public actions possible improve access urban poor social protection measures necessary leapfrog extending property rights dwellers informal settlements essential realise land titles given society rights present poor able retain