Housing and finance in developing countries
By: edited by Kavita Datta and Gareth A. Jones
Series: Routledge studies in development and society -- 7; Routledge studies in development and society -- 7.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780203268278
Subjects: Housing; Case studies; Finance; Housing policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE; General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Infrastructure
Description: This book explores the linkages between formal and informal housing finance drawing upon the lessons of NGO and micro-finance practices. Both public and private formal finance institutions have experienced great difficulty in lending below a middle-income client group, and are often reluctant to lend for the purpose of housing at all. This failure of formal finance to filter down to low-income households, and in particular to women, has led various NGOs and community groups to create and adopt innovative finance programmes, such as informal savings banks and credit rotating schemes. -- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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