Is government really solving the housing problem?

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Informal housing arrangements, substandard structures, congestion, and land use conflicts characterize the urban housing problem in the Philippines. The record suggests that the response of the State, especially its reliance on below-market priced mortgage loans, has aggravated rather than helped solve the situation. If the housing problem is to be solved, government needs to rethink its role in housing finance, delink housing social assistance from finance markets, and turn its attention to fundamental supply side and urban governance issues.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: UPSE Discussion Paper ; No. 2011-04

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Wohnungsversorgung ; Immobilienfinanzierung ; Kreditpolitik ; Wohnungsbaupolitik ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Philippinen

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Monsod, Toby C.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of the Philippines, School of Economics (UPSE)
• (where): Quezon City
• (when): 2011

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/93567
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET