Housing and urbanization in Africa : unleashing a formal market process (English)

The accumulation of decent housing matters both because of the difference it makes to living standards and because of its centrality to economic development. The consequences for living standards are far-reaching. In addition to directly conferring utility, decent housing improves health and enables children to do homework. It frees up women's time and enables them to participate in the labor market. More subtly, a home and its environs affect identity...

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Collier,Paul;

Venables,Anthony J.;
Document Date
2013/11/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
84253
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2014/01/29
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Housing and urbanization in Africa : unleashing a formal market process
Keywords
Housing

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Collier,Paul; Venables,Anthony J..

Housing and urbanization in Africa : unleashing a formal market process (English). Washington, DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/148561468191968959

Housing and urbanization in Africa : unleashing a formal market process (English)

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