The Contradictions in Enabling Private Developers of Affordable Housing: A Cautionary Case from Ahmedabad, India

Through a case study of a private developer of housing in India, this paper critically examines the policy advice of enabling markets and market-based actors to provide affordable housing in developing countries. In this case, after receiving public sector help, the developer stopped constructing ho...

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Published in:Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2004-10, Vol.41 (11), p.2231-2244
Main Author: Mukhija, Vinit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affordable housing
Case studies
Collaboration
Developers
Developing countries
Development
Housing
Housing developments
Housing market
Housing policy
India
Informal sector
Land development
LDCs
Low income groups
Market
Mortgage loans
Private sector
Public policy
Towns
Urban studies
World Bank
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Summary:Through a case study of a private developer of housing in India, this paper critically examines the policy advice of enabling markets and market-based actors to provide affordable housing in developing countries. In this case, after receiving public sector help, the developer stopped constructing housing for low-income groups. The paper argues for a more cautious, circumspect and varied approach because enabling strategies focused on market actors can produce highly uncertain outcomes. In addition, it emphasises that policy-makers need a better understanding of how the informal and formal sectors can overlap. Enabling informal developers can be even trickier because public support can reduce their flexibility and incentives, as well as impacting on the expectations and opportunities of the home-buyers.
ISSN:0042-0980
1360-063X
DOI:10.1080/0042098042000268438