Solving the affordable housing crisis facing the working poor
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Turok, A.Scheba
KEYWORDS: AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOUSING DELIVERY, HOUSING POLICY
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-sept-2018/soliving-affordable-housing-crisis
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10598
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/12960
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/12960
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Turok, A.Scheba
KEYWORDS: AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOUSING DELIVERY, HOUSING POLICY
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-sept-2018/soliving-affordable-housing-crisis
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10598
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/12960
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/12960
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Abstract
The frustration of working families unable to find affordable housing lies behind some recent land grabs. Housing policy has focused on building free houses for indigent households, and neglected the struggles of low wage earners to obtain decent homes.-
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