Kritik des Weltbank-Engagements in Wohnungsbau-Projekten in Tansania seit den siebziger Jahren. Statt des offiziellen Ziels, Hilfe für die städtischen Armen zu leisten, wurde das Gegenteil erreicht. Die Armen wurden vertrieben, Preise für Land und Mieten steigen. Profitiert haben...

Shelter is a necessity of life and the building block of cities. Cities cannot be inclusive without affordable housing near transportation, jobs, and necessary public services like safety, health care, and education. Housing is the most important asset for the majority of households and anchors...

Egypt's Housing Crisis takes presidential speeches, parliamentary reports, legislation, and official statistics as the basis with which to investigate the tools that officials have used to "solve" the housing crisis - rent control, social housing, and amnesties for informal self-building - as...