ABSTRACT

This ground-breaking work employs survey data and in-depth interviews to compile a detailed picture of landlords and tenants in developing countries. Focusing on Mexico the authors examine the state's housing policy, with its clear bias towards increasing home ownership, and explores the possibilities of improving the quality and increasing the stock of rented accommodation in the developing World.

chapter 1|13 pages

Introduction

chapter 4|20 pages

Mexican housing policy

chapter 6|35 pages

Residential tenure: choice or constraint?

chapter 7|28 pages

Landlords and the economics of landlordism

chapter 8|20 pages

Landlord–tenant relations

chapter 9|22 pages

The future of renting: policy options