Housing

Olivier Kayser and Valeria Budinich
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Olivier Kayser: Hystra
Valeria Budinich: Ashoka

Chapter Chapter 6 in Scaling up Business Solutions to Social Problems, 2015, pp 55-65 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Today close to one billion people live in slums, and this figure could grow to three billion by 2050 if nothing is done.57 Indian urban areas alone need over 22 million new homes – and this is only counting households earning $82 to $491 per month who might be able to afford a home.58

Keywords: Social Entrepreneur; Loan Portfolio; Slum Dweller; Microfinance Institution; Home Improvement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137466549_7

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