ECONOMIC BARRIERS INHIBITING THE SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY OF STATE HOUSING: AN EASTERN CAPE PERSPECTIVE

Matthew Townshend

No 98755, Honours Students' Projects from Rhodes University, Department of Economics and Economic History

Abstract: Housing delivery within South Africa, and specifically the Eastern Cape, is constrained by a variety of pressing issues. Significant nation-wide barriers include fiscal decentralization, supply driven inefficiencies, non-sustainability and bureaucratic failure. More specific factors and trends are highlighted through juxtaposing the normative policy aims with two case study assessments of local municipalities. These various instances of politico-economic failure appear to be bypassed via social housing initiatives; however, theoretical and practical recommendations lend themselves towards the immediate renewal of the current housing program.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban; Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.98755

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