India's housing problem and the housing market -- Urban India: the world of development disparities -- Housing finance system and major development contours -- Development of housing policies for the urban poor -- Major development issues of contemporary urbanizing India -- towards a pragmatic...

Understanding housing affordability is key to addressing the housing problem. This study evaluates housing affordability in the Philippines using conventional approaches. It compares Residual Income Method estimates with those from the 30 percent of income standard that is commonly used as a...

The study investigated the effect of residential house rent on urban household poverty status in Ethiopia with evidence from Wolkite town. By using structured questionnaires, primary data was collected from 248 household heads living in rental housing. In addition, a key-informant interview was...

Seit 2006 wächst die regionale Wirtschaft wieder, Bevölkerung und Beschäftigung nehmen zu, die Arbeitslosigkeit sinkt. Doch das 'Beschäftigungswunder' hat Schattenseiten – Berlin steht an dritter Stelle des Armutsrankings und bei der Zahl der Hartz IV-Empfänger an der Spitze. Soziale...