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Room for development = housing markets in Latin America and the Caribbean /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Room for development/ C�esar Patricio Bouillon, editor.
Reminder of title:	housing markets in Latin America and the Caribbean /
other author:	Bouillon, C�esar Patricio.
Published:	New York, NY :Palgrave Macmillan, : 2012.,
Description:	1 online resource (xxvi, 318 p.) :ill. :
Subject:	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development. -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137031464
ISBN:	9781137031464 (electronic bk.)

Room for development = housing markets in Latin America and the Caribbean /
Room for developmenthousing markets in Latin America and the Caribbean /[electronic resource] :C�esar Patricio Bouillon, editor. - New York, NY :Palgrave Macmillan,2012. - 1 online resource (xxvi, 318 p.) :ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Dirt Floors and Unpaved Streets: Why Housing Markets Matter -- Portrait of a Problem: The Housing Sector -- Two Bedrooms, Two Bathrooms, and a Big Yard? Housing Demand in Latin America and the Caribbean -- To Buy or Not to Buy: Expanding the Rental Housing Market -- Digging up the Truth about Land Markets -- A Construction Industry in Need of Remodeling -- Too Small to Thrive: The Housing Finance Market -- Doing It Yourself -- Hammering Out a Housing Policy that Works.

Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates. Many cities in the region also show high average family incomes for developing world standards. However, despite these accomplishments, many of the region's inhabitants are still poorly housed. Of the 124 million families living in the region's cities, five million rely on another family for shelter; three million live in houses that are beyond repair; and a remaining 31 million live in houses that lack either title, water, sewerage, adequate flooring, or sufficient space. Most of these dwellings and many more otherwise satisfactory homes are located in neighborhoods that lack many basic urban amenities. This book looks at both the determinants and consequences of these poor housing outcomes. Housing and neighborhood conditions strongly influence health, nutrition, education, and environmental outcomes, along with access to economic opportunities and vulnerability to social ills. The book examines, with new data sources and rigorous analytical methods presented in an accessible way, the three main related factors usually identified as key determinants of the region's poor housing outcomes: high housing prices relative to family income, lack of access to mortgage credit, and high land prices. The book also looks at the role of government policies and regulations as well as public housing programs, both at the local and federal level, in shaping housing outcomes in the region.

ISBN: 9781137031464 (electronic bk.)

Source: 574602Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HD7305.5.A3 / R66 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 333.33/8098

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520 $a Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates. Many cities in the region also show high average family incomes for developing world standards. However, despite these accomplishments, many of the region's inhabitants are still poorly housed. Of the 124 million families living in the region's cities, five million rely on another family for shelter; three million live in houses that are beyond repair; and a remaining 31 million live in houses that lack either title, water, sewerage, adequate flooring, or sufficient space. Most of these dwellings and many more otherwise satisfactory homes are located in neighborhoods that lack many basic urban amenities. This book looks at both the determinants and consequences of these poor housing outcomes. Housing and neighborhood conditions strongly influence health, nutrition, education, and environmental outcomes, along with access to economic opportunities and vulnerability to social ills. The book examines, with new data sources and rigorous analytical methods presented in an accessible way, the three main related factors usually identified as key determinants of the region's poor housing outcomes: high housing prices relative to family income, lack of access to mortgage credit, and high land prices. The book also looks at the role of government policies and regulations as well as public housing programs, both at the local and federal level, in shaping housing outcomes in the region.
520 $a "Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and enjoy very high home ownership rates. But one look at the shantytowns clinging precariously to the hillsides around many of the region's cities is enough to know that poor housing remains a serious problem. This book taps new data sources and rigorous analytical methods as it examines the causes and consequences of inadequate housing. It then considers the policies and programs that shape the sector today and those that could reshape the future for many of the region's residents"-- $c Provided by publisher.
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