Social Housing Policies in Latin America and Singapore : Lessons for China
Sandilands, Roger (2011) Social Housing Policies in Latin America and Singapore : Lessons for China. Discussion paper. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
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Abstract
This paper addresses the challenges facing China in accelerating the pace of rural-urban migration as part of its on-going economic development programme. It explains the push and pull influences on migration and in particular explains why a continuing focus on urbanisation is justified by the very large gap between rural and urban incomes and the relatively higher income elasticity of demand for urban-based goods and services. The provision of affordable housing is an integral part of this structural shift programme. The paper thus considers the most appropriate ways in which housing finance can be mobilised, and thence how both the quality and the affordability of the housing stock can be increased. Positive and negative lessons for China are offered from the different urbanisation experiences of Latin America (especially Colombia) and Singapore.
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Item type: Monograph(Discussion paper) ID code: 67997 Dates: DateEvent2011PublishedNotes: Discussion paper. Subjects: Social Sciences > Communities. Classes. Races > Regional economics. Space in economics Department: Strathclyde Business School > Economics Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 23 May 2019 10:19 Last modified: 23 Sep 2024 00:58 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/67997