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Business as Usual: Small-Scale Contractors and the Production of Low-Cost Housing in Developing Countries

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The process of construction of low-income settlements in developing countries has been frequently regarded as something entirely different from what takes place in the 'formal' part of cities. However, such a process is also permeated by market relations: it is business as usual in low-income settlements. This book demonstrates the pivotal role played by small-scale private contractors in the production of housing for the poor. Such contractors have gained wide attention in development thinking and assistance. The book ...

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Business as Usual: Small-Scale Contractors and the Production of Low-Cost Housing in Developing Countries 1996, Routledge, Aldershot, England

ISBN-13: 9781859723548

Hardcover