▁un ified ▁system ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁or ▁un ification ▁with ▁the ▁global ▁economy . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁Planet ▁of ▁Sl ums , ▁Mike ▁Davis ▁arg ues ▁that ▁de ▁S oto , ▁who ▁Davis ▁calls ▁' the ▁global ▁g uru ▁of ▁ne o - li ber al ▁popul ism ', ▁is ▁essentially ▁prom oting ▁what ▁the ▁statist ▁left ▁in ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁India ▁has ▁always ▁promoted — ind ividual ▁land ▁tit ling . ▁Davis ▁arg ues ▁that ▁tit ling ▁is ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁into ▁the ▁formal ▁economy ▁of ▁cities , ▁which ▁benefits ▁more ▁wealth y ▁squ at ters ▁but ▁is ▁dis astr ous ▁for ▁poor er ▁squ at ters , ▁and ▁especially ▁ten ants ▁who ▁simply ▁cannot ▁afford ▁incorpor ation ▁into ▁the ▁fully ▁comm od ified ▁formal ▁economy . ▁ ▁Gr ass ro ots ▁controlled ▁and ▁directed ▁sh ack ▁dwell ers ▁movements ▁like ▁Ab ahl ali ▁base M j ond olo ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁Hom eless ▁Work ers ' ▁Mov ement ▁( M ov imento ▁dos ▁Tra bal h adores ▁Sem ▁T eto ▁– ▁M T ST ) ▁in ▁Brazil ▁have ▁str enu ously ▁argued ▁against ▁individual ▁tit ling ▁and ▁for ▁commun al ▁and ▁dem ocr atic ▁systems ▁of ▁collect ive ▁land ▁ten ure ▁because ▁this ▁offers ▁protection ▁to ▁the ▁poor est ▁and ▁prevents ▁' down ward ▁ra iding ' ▁in ▁which ▁rich er ▁people ▁dis place ▁squ at ters ▁once ▁their ▁neighborhood s ▁are ▁formal ized . ▁ ▁An ▁article ▁by ▁Made le ine ▁Bun ting ▁for ▁The ▁Guardian ▁( UK