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Housing and Finance in Developing Countries (Routledge Studies in Development and Society) - Hardcover

Datta, Kavita; Jones, Gareth

 
9780415172424: Housing and Finance in Developing Countries (Routledge Studies in Development and Society)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 041517242X ISBN 13: 9780415172424
Publisher: Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

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. The authors critically assess the impact of theses schemes, and evaluate links between gender, housing and finance.

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Kavita Datta, Gareth Jones

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
041517242X
ISBN 13 
9780415172424
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
296