similarities and differences between Birmingham and Dhaka

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similarities and differences between Birmingham and Dhaka

Similarities

  • both Birmingham and Dhaka have high differences between rich and poor (polarization)
  • high strain on services in both cities
  • both have grown due to immigration
  • both have low tax base leaving little funding to provide or improve services

Differences

  • Dhaka is growing Birmingham is declining
  • different employment types; Dhaka is mainly informal and secondary employment and low paid where as Birmingham is mostly tertiary employment
  • Birmingham suffers relative poverty where as Dhaka suffers absolute poverty
  • better quality services in Birmingham than in Dhaka which as poor sanitation, slum housing and poor education facilities
  • Dhaka's growth is lead by rural to urban migration and natural increase where as Birmingham's growth is due to reimaging and regeneration
  • Dhaka has less funding or services than Birmingham

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