Innovative financing for low-income housing improvement: Lessons from programmes in Central America

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-66

  Stein, Alfredo ^a   Castillo, Luis ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Salvadoran Integral Assistance Foundation (FUSAI)   (El Salvador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HOUSING FINANCE; LOW INCOME HOUSING;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA]; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; HONDURAS; NICARAGUA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18144365484     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1630/0956247053633863     Document Type: Article

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