1st Edition
Housing the Poor in the Developing World
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 2004. Housing policies and programmes tend to result from political expediency, rather than a rational and informed analysis of the situation and the demands of individual households for housing. Housing the Poor in the Developing World aims to show how methods of analysis can be used to improve efficacy and equity in housing projects and policies, with analysis designed for... Read more
1 Introduction to housing analysis and an overview 2 Participant observation: A study of state-aided self-help housing in Lucknow, India 3 Cultural change analysis: Core concepts of housing for the Tswana 4 Time series analysis: a longitudinal study of housing quality in Lusaka 5 Comparative analysis: Studying housing processes in Latin American cities 6 Analysis of government mortgage records: Insights for state theory and housing policy with reference to Jamaica 7 Ratio analysis: A study of mortgage borrowers in Tunisia 8 Discriminant analysis: Tenure choice and demand for housing services in Kumasi, Ghana 9 Regression analysis: Determinants of overcrowding and house condition in Ghanaian housing markets 10 Econometric analysis: Measuring the impact of rent controls in urban housing markets 11 Contingent valuation: Estimating the willingness to pay for housing services: a case study of water supply in Southern Haiti 12 Discounted cash flow analysis: Present value models of housing programmes and policies 13 Cost-benefit analysis: Housing and squatter upgrading in East Africa 14 Methods of analysis and policy
Biography
A.Graham Tipple, Kenneth G.Willis
