Assessment of Spatial Distribution, Characteristics, and Socio-Economic Status of Urban Beggars in Karachi City, Pakistan
Nasir Sulman
Abstract:Begging is a social problem of every urbanized city, most importantly in the developing countries. Due to the increasing population and lack of earning resources in the urban cities, begging is now extremely entrenched in the roots of society. The problem has never been resolved either by the government or civil society, particularly in the developing world. Beggars are usually found in highly dense urban and sub urban areas so that the advantage of the structural inequality of wealth and mobility between the… Show more
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