Sentence:  Figures as diverse as the Americans Michael Lind and Mike Davis, the Frenchman Alain Lipietz, the German Ulrich Beck, and the Indian Ravi Sundaram have all spoken of <WSD>Brazilianization</WSD> as the imminent condition of the entire world as a “planet of slums” (Davis). 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Social change characterized by classism, economic disparity, and a large underclass that suffers from unemployment and underemployment.