The IDB in Low-Cost Housing: The First Three Decades

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Date issued
Feb 1995
Subject
Neighborhood Upgrading;
Housing
Category
Discussion Papers
This document reviews the activities of the IDB to deal with the lack of fully serviced dwellings for the entire region's population. The document considers this a case of market and government failure, which has resulted in an estimated 10 to 15 million households living in substandard dwellings.