Introduction

Cesar Patricio Bouillon ()

A chapter in Room for Development, 2012, pp 1-4 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world, enjoy very high home ownership rates, and boast high average family incomes by developing world standards. Despite significant progress over the past two decades, many of the region’s city inhabitants are still poorly housed. Of the 130 million urban families in the region, 5 million rely on another family for shelter, 3 million live in houses that are beyond repair, and another 34 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 basic urban amenities, such as public transportation, parks, and hospitals. Paradoxically, most families living in inadequate housing are not poor; rather they come from the lower middle-income sector.

Keywords: Housing Market; Housing Policy; Housing Program; Housing Demand; Urban Housing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137031464_1

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