Housing Africa's Urban Poor
Author | : Philip Amis |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2018-09-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780429817182 |
ISBN-13 | : 0429817185 |
Rating | : 4/5 (185 Downloads) |
Download or read book Housing Africa's Urban Poor written by Philip Amis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1990, this book reveals the extent to which petty landlordism is developing not just in the African urban settlements that have sprung up but in government-sponsored low-cost housing estates. The first part of the book traces African governments' changing responses to urban growth since the 1960s. The second presents case studies of housing markets and landlord-tenant relations north and south of the Sahara. The third examines World Bank involvement, and the book ends by considering policy implications.