Development Paradigms for Urban Housing in BRICS Countries

• Main Authors: Tiwari, Piyush (Author), Rao, Jyoti (Author), Day, Jennifer (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
• Subjects: Economics.; Management science.; Economic policy.; Social policy.; Asia > Economic conditions.; Urban economics.; Economics, general.; Urban Economics.; Asian Economics.; Economic Policy.; Social Policy.

This book is a concise treatise of the alternative paradigms used in BRICS countries to tackle urban housing shortages. There are a number of alternative methods for meeting these shortages which BRICS countries have adopted. These alternatives may agree in terms of desired outcome, but when it come...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Conceptualizing Housing for All
• 2. Brazil's Tryst with Housing
• 3. Housing in Russia
• 4. Housing Development in Development India
• 5. China's Land and Housing Reforms: An Institutional and Empirical Timeline
• 6. Housing in South Africa
• 7. Towards a Philosophical Evaluation of Housing for All in BRICS Economies.