Open AccessSHELTER STRATEGIES FOR THE URBAN POOR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Author(s) -
Stephen K. Mayo,
Stephen Malpezzi,
David J. Gross
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
the world bank research observer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.737
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1564-6971
pISSN - 0257-3032
DOI - 10.1093/wbro/1.2.183
Subject(s) - developing country , business , investment (military) , affordable housing , work (physics) , variety (cybernetics) , public economics , slum , economic growth , economics , public infrastructure , public housing , finance , development economics , population , mechanical engineering , demography , engineering , artificial intelligence , sociology , politics , political science , computer science , law
Rapid growth in many developing-country cities is straining the capacity of their shelter delivery systems. Governments have chosen a variety of implicit and explicit policies to ameliorate these strains. However, these policies are not always consistent with their objectives, often because of a lack of knowledge of how housing markets actually work and how policies affect and are constrained by market behavior. This paper reviews recent research on housing market behavior in developing countries, including the demand for housing and the pattern of housing investment across countries, the financing of housing by low-income households, and the willingness to pay for secure tenure. Common housing policies are then examined, including public housing, sites and services projects, and slum clearance versus upgrading. Rent controls, measures to improve the supply of finance and infrastructure, building codes and standards are also discussed.
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