ABSTRACT
Thirty percent of households suffered a severe deficit, with female headed households and the area of Beri Badh facing the highest percentage of severe deficit The main reason for deterioration in financial status was income earning member being incapacitated, followed by earning decreased, and unable to work. The coping strategies for the slum households included changed work, reduced expenditure, and taking loans, with few households taking out mortgages, or selling assets, family migrating or begging. There was no evidence of the moral economy in Dhaka slums; hardly any financial exchange relationships were found.
