Holdings: Housing Policy in Developing Countries : The Importance of the Informal Economy

Housing Policy in Developing Countries : The Importance of the Informal Economy

All countries have a formal economy and an informal economy. But, on average, in developing countries the relative size of the informal sector is considerably larger than in developed countries. This paper argues that this has important implication...

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Main Author:	Arnott, Richard
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	AFFORDABLE HOUSING AUTOMOBILE OWNERSHIP BANKS BASIC EDUCATION BONDS BORROWING BUILDING CODES BUILDING MATERIALS CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CENTRAL] GOVERNMENTS CITIES CIVIL SERVICE CLINICS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COUNTRYSIDE CRIME DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DECONCENTRATION DWELLING ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVASION EVICTION EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FISCAL FEDERALISM FISCAL POLICIES GOVERNMENT HOUSING GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HABITAT HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH SERVICES HOME OWNERSHIP HOMELESSNESS HOMEOWNERS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING CONDITIONS HOUSING CONSTRUCTION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING FOR THE POOR HOUSING MARKET HOUSING MARKETS HOUSING NEEDS HOUSING POLICY HOUSING PROBLEMS HOUSING PROGRAMS HOUSING PROJECTS HOUSING PROVISION HOUSING SUBSIDIES HOUSING SUBSIDY HOUSING UNITS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS INCOME INCOME TAXES INFORMAL HOUSING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTEREST RATES LABOR MARKET LAND TAXATION LAND TENURE LAND USE LAWS LICENSES LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL MATCHING GRANTS MICROFINANCE MIGRATION MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOODS OCCUPANCY OCCUPATION OVERCROWDING OWNER OCCUPANCY PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR NEIGHBORHOODS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE HOUSING PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPERTY TAXES PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC PUBLIC BUILDINGS PUBLIC CHOICE PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HOUSING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC WORKS RENT CONTROL RENTAL HOUSING RENTING RENTS RESOURCE MOBILIZATION REVENUE SOURCES SAVINGS SELF-HELP SELFHELP HOUSING SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENTS SEWAGE SHELTER SLUM SLUMS SOCIAL WELFARE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SQUATTER SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS SQUATTERS SUBSIDIARY SUBSIDIZED HOUSING TAX TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAXATION TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CONGESTION URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN HOUSING URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN LAND URBAN POPULATION URBANIZATION WATER SUPPLY ZONING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/573081468149693974/Housing-policy-in-developing-countries-the-importance-of-the-informal-economy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28043

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/573081468149693974/Housing-policy-in-developing-countries-the-importance-of-the-informal-economy
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28043

Housing Policy in Developing Countries : The Importance of the Informal Economy

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