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Expanding Housing Finance to the Underserved in South Asia
Currently, more than a billion people around the globe live in inadequate housing. One in every four people on the planet lives in the South Asia region, and more than 14 percent of South Asians ...
Final Report on City Development and Slum Upgradation Strate...
During the last 50 years, the population of India has grown two and a half times, but urban India has grown by nearly five times. Karnataka is among the highly urbanized state with 34% of its pop...
Bangladesh, the Path to Middle-Income Status from an Urban P...
To meet its goal of reaching middle-income status by 2021, the 50th anniversary of its independence, Bangladesh needs to accelerate growth from its current rate of 6 percent to more than 8 percent...
Ahmedabad Slum Free and Livable Cities
This paper analyzes real estate market dynamics over the past decade in the city of Ahmedabad, India, with a view to improving the living conditions of the large population living in slums. The p...
Working with the Market Approach to Reducing Urban Slums in ...
This paper examines the policy options for India as it seeks to improve living conditions of the poor on a large scale and reduce the population in slums. Addressing the problem requires first a diagn...