Housing Policies in the Socialist Third World

Housing Policies in the Socialist Third World
Author: Kosta Mathéy
Publisher: Burns & Oates
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1990
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:
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In 12 country case studies the book investigates the housing policies of a wide range of socialist Third World countries. The socialist characteristics used to select countries for inclusion are discussed in the introductory chapters. The case study chapters analyze the housing situation in particular countries by examining national development and housing; land ownership; centralized planning and administration - the effective mobilization of local resources; housing production and meeting targets; and priorities for housing allocation.

Planet of Slums

Planet of Slums
Author: Mike Davis
Publisher: Verso
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2007-09-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1844671607
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Celebrated urban theorist Davis provides a global overview of the diverse religious, ethnic, and political movements competing for the souls of the new urban poor.

Housing Policies in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union

Housing Policies in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
Author: J. A. A. Sillince
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 507
Release: 2014-04-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1134976615
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Housing has enjoyed a high place on the agendas of most socialist countries. However this place has not been undisputed and this book examines the internal and external forces which have influenced housing under central planning.

Housing Policy Matters

Housing Policy Matters
Author: Shlomo Angel
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2000-11-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0195350324
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This book unifies housing policy by integrating industrialized and developing-country interventions in the housing sector into a comprehensive global framework. One hundred indicators are used to compare housing policies and conditions in 53 countries. Statistical analysis confirms that--after accounting for economic development--enabling housing policies result in improved housing conditions.