Housing, institutions, money: The failures and promise of human settlements policy and practice in South Africa

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 267-275

  Bradlow, Benjamin ^a   Bolnick, Joel ^a   Shearing, Clifford ^b  

^a University of Cape Town ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

community organization; housing subsidy; incremental upgrading; informality; participation; people centred development

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SETTLEMENT PLANNING; STATE ROLE; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN POLICY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79954492733     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247810392272     Document Type: Article

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