1-5 of 58 matching articles 5 20 100 All The economics of "free housing" in Mumbai: time for a new discourse Sharmeen Contractor and Shilpa Rao • 10 May 2011 The current slum rehabilitation scheme creates incentives for developers to distort the housing market; civil society must challenge the rhetoric of 'free housing' to allow leaders to consider alternatives. Philippines: mobilising savings rates is part of the key to universal housing Kerwin Datu • 13 September 2011 Singapore's experience suggests that housing supply can be increased only when matched by aggressive demand-side policies. Thatcher's legacy and the complex demands of London's housing market Joe Peach • 6 July 2010 The Thatcher Government Housing Act of 1980 allowed council tenants to purchase their own homes at discounted rates. Bangalore Informal: alternatives for housing design, planning and implementation? James Whitcomb Riley • 17 May 2011 The planning failures that led to the breakdown of the slum redevelopment program in Bangalore. Filling the gap in Cape Town's housing market: affordable homes in the inner suburbs Andrew Fleming • 8 November 2011 Andrew Fleming explores the possibilities for the 'affordable' housing market in the inner city, where new financial instruments and governance models are improving access for lower-income families. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12