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The Implementation of the Mirpur Project

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The planning of the Mirpur project had been completed and the implementation process was about to begin. As should be evident from previous chapters, certain storm clouds were almost certainly on the horizon. In this chapter, we see how the story of Mirpur turns out.

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Choguill, C.L. (1987). The Implementation of the Mirpur Project. In: New Communities for Urban Squatters. Urban Innovation Abroad. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1863-7_7

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