The Affordable Housing Market in India: Institutional Constraints, Informal Sector and Privatisation

This book examines the housing crisis in India and highlights the need for formal affordable housing markets. It offers a fresh overview of the housing sector in India based on the conditions of slum dwellers in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, and presents practical solutions and policy recommendations for a formal affordable housing market.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 162 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book delves into the intricate web of the housing crisis in India, shedding light on the urgent need for formal, affordable housing markets. With a staggering population of slum dwellers, India stands as a testament to the pressing challenges faced by millions of its citizens. This comprehensive volume takes a deep dive into the root causes of this problem, exploring the financial and political intricacies that underpin it. Through a multi-faceted lens, the book examines diverse perspectives on affordable housing, ranging from the experiences of slum dwellers to builders, facilitators, bureaucrats, and politicians. By providing a fresh overview of the housing sector in India, particularly focusing on the conditions of slum dwellers in a typical medium-sized, fast-growing city like Raipur in the state of Chhattisgarh, the book offers a novel perspective. It presents radical conclusions, practical solutions, and policy recommendations aimed at establishing a formal, inclusive, and sustainable affordable housing market in India. This groundbreaking work will be of immense value to scholars and researchers in urban sociology, built environment, public policy, development studies, economics, political economy, institutional economics, and urban studies. It will also serve as a valuable resource for policymakers, planners, and professionals engaged in the urban development sector, as it seeks to address the critical need for accessible and sustainable housing for all.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367634223