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has held back for years. In the case of housing the state's role has declined sharply since 1989, and the expectation that … housing is the private responsibility of each individual and his or her family has strengthened over time as has the … homeownership norm. Many measures introduced in the acute phase of the pandemic related in some way to housing and housing quality …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and encourage good practice in adult safeguarding by housing … policy and research on the role of housing in adult safeguarding. Good practice search, drawn from No Secrets consultation … responses and more recently, from other housing providers. Findings – Despite the current weak incentives for housing providers …
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implies increased residualisation of the sector, to estimate who is likely to be living in social housing in the future, and … to explore the policy implications in terms of the future role of social housing. Design/methodology/approach – The paper … profile of social housing tenants and to assess the implications of this for the future management of the sector. Findings …
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Throughout the twentieth century, there was a notable population shift in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, from rural living situations to urban centers. In 2000 there were 49 cities with populations of over one million, four of them among the 10 largest cities in the world....
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Throughout the twentieth century, there was a notable population shift in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, from rural living situations to urban centers. In 2000 there were 49 cities with populations of over one million, four of them among the 10 largest cities in the world....
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Building Cities reviews the experiences of the Latin American and Caribbean region in the design and implementation of neighbourhood upgrading programmes. The volume has a particular focus on the lessons learned by specialists of the Inter-American Development Bank and their technical and...
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Despite a recent expansion in housing finance, Brazil still faces a severe housing shortage, especially among lower …-income people, and it is important to examine the development, limitations and prospects of the country's housing finance market … contractual obligations or is merely an effect of the higher level of housing loans imposed by the government on financial …
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Using micro data on judicial proceedings in Uruguay, this paper presents evidence that female defendants receive more favorable treatment in courts than male defendants. This is due to longer foreclosure proceedings and higher probabilities of being granted extensions in evictions and...
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