Das Buch zeichnet die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Kommunalen Wohnungswirtschaft auf dem Gebiet der ehemaligen DDR im Zeitraum von 1945 bis 2015 nach. Neben den Funktionsmechanismen der staatlich gelenkte sozialistischen Planwirtschaft im Wohnungswesen werden hierbei auch Aspekte des Wohnungsbaus...

In parallel to a sweeping structural reform agenda, Mexico announced in 2013 a new approach to housing and urban policy. Calling for a more explicit qualitative focus on housing and the urban environment, the policy shift is a welcome development. Mexico urbanised more rapidly than most OECD...

Skills represent a key driver of development and growth in the Philippines. Educational attainment of the Filipino population has steadily increased in recent decades, but while the country is regionally successful within Southeast Asia, it has yet to reach the standards of more developed...

Urbanisation is an important condition for economic development, but must be managed effectively if cities are to realise their potential as engines of national growth. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of Kazakhstan’s urban policies in terms of economic, social and environmental...