Salve Regina University Digital Commons @ Salve Regina Ph.D. Dissertations (Open Access) Salve's Dissertations and Theses 2-28-2018 Networks of Survival in Kinshasa, Mumbai, Detroit, and Comparison Cities; an Empirical Perspective Beryl S. Powell Salve Regina University,
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[email protected]. Salve Regina University Networks of Survival in Kinshasa, Mumbai, Detroit, and Comparison Cities; an Empirical Perspective A Dissertation Submitted to the Humanities Program in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy By Beryl S. Powell Newport, Rhode Island February 2018 Copyright © 2018 by Beryl S. Powell All rights reserved ii To my father, John J. Slocum, 1914-1997, Who encouraged scholarship; And to my sons, Adam C. Powell IV and Sherman Scott Powell, From whom I learned more than I taught. And to the others . Appreciation also to Dr. Daniel Cowdin and Dr. Carolyn Fluehr Lobban, For their extensive assistance with this dissertation; and to Dr. Stephen Trainor, who enabled the final process.