Beschreibung:
This book examines the housing crisis in India and underlines the need for formal affordable housing markets. The book examines actual causes of the problem and the financial and political issues which underlie it. It analyses perspectives of slum-dwellers, builders, bureaucrats and politicians, and offers policy recommendations.
1. The Affordable Housing Puzzle 2. The Story So Far 3. Making Markets Work for Poor 4. What Constrains the Demand? 5. What Constrains the Supply? 6. Why is the Government Not Doing Anything About It? 7. Can there be a Market for Affordable Housing in Chhattisgarh?