Brazil - Progressive Low-Income Housing : Alternatives for the Poor
This report aims to analyze key aspects of the low-income housing sector in Brazil, and to provide an analytical framework for reviewing alternatives to addressing the lack of adequate formal housing and urban services for the poor. It addresses fo...
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ACCESS TO LAND ACCOUNTING BUILDING MATERIALS CAPITAL GRANTS CITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSOLIDATION ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL REGULATIONS FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL YEAR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSING HOUSING DEMAND HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING POLICY HOUSING PRICES HOUSING SUBSIDIES INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTEREST RATES LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND MANAGEMENT LAND SUPPLY LAND TENURE LAND USE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL OFFICIALS MATCHING GRANTS METROPOLITAN AREAS MICROFINANCE MIGRATION MUNICIPAL AGENCIES MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NEW ENTRANTS OPERATING COSTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE GOODS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISIONS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HOUSING PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR RESOURCE MOBILIZATION ROADS SAVINGS SAVINGS PROGRAMS SAVINGS SCHEMES SETTLEMENTS SHELTER SLUMS STATE GOVERNMENTS SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPORT URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN GROWTH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN MANAGEMENT URBAN POOR URBAN SERVICES URBANIZATION UTILITIES WAGES WATER SUPPLY LOW-INCOME HOUSING POVERTY MITIGATION ANALYTICAL METHODS URBAN SERVICES HOUSING AFFORDABILITY HOUSING CREDIT POLICY MAKING POLICY FRAMEWORK HOUSING MARKET DEMAND SIDE ECONOMICS SUPPLY SIDE ECONOMICS LOW-INCOME PEOPLE SUPPLY EQUATIONS MARKET FAILURE PUBLIC POLICY ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO CREDIT STANDARDIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIES TARGETED ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIPS REFORM POLICY INSTITUTIONAL REFORM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK EMPOWERMENT URBAN POVERTY LIVING CONDITIONS |
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ACCESS TO LAND ACCOUNTING BUILDING MATERIALS CAPITAL GRANTS CITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSOLIDATION ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL REGULATIONS FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL YEAR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSING HOUSING DEMAND HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING POLICY HOUSING PRICES HOUSING SUBSIDIES INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTEREST RATES LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND MANAGEMENT LAND SUPPLY LAND TENURE LAND USE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL OFFICIALS MATCHING GRANTS METROPOLITAN AREAS MICROFINANCE MIGRATION MUNICIPAL AGENCIES MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NEW ENTRANTS OPERATING COSTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE GOODS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISIONS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HOUSING PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR RESOURCE MOBILIZATION ROADS SAVINGS SAVINGS PROGRAMS SAVINGS SCHEMES SETTLEMENTS SHELTER SLUMS STATE GOVERNMENTS SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPORT URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN GROWTH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN MANAGEMENT URBAN POOR URBAN SERVICES URBANIZATION UTILITIES WAGES WATER SUPPLY LOW-INCOME HOUSING POVERTY MITIGATION ANALYTICAL METHODS URBAN SERVICES HOUSING AFFORDABILITY HOUSING CREDIT POLICY MAKING POLICY FRAMEWORK HOUSING MARKET DEMAND SIDE ECONOMICS SUPPLY SIDE ECONOMICS LOW-INCOME PEOPLE SUPPLY EQUATIONS MARKET FAILURE PUBLIC POLICY ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO CREDIT STANDARDIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIES TARGETED ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIPS REFORM POLICY INSTITUTIONAL REFORM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK EMPOWERMENT URBAN POVERTY LIVING CONDITIONS World Bank Brazil - Progressive Low-Income Housing : Alternatives for the Poor |
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This report aims to analyze key aspects
of the low-income housing sector in Brazil, and to provide
an analytical framework for reviewing alternatives to
addressing the lack of adequate formal housing and urban
services for the poor. It addresses four fundamental
questions for policymakers in the housing sector in Brazil:
First, should the government be involved in policy
interventions in the low-income segment of the housing
market? Second, if policy action is appropriate, what roles
should policymakers at the federal, state, and municipal
levels play? Third, should the government's key
interventions in the market be focused on the supply, or
demand side of the market? Finally, how can the government
structure a comprehensive policy to deal with the failure of
the housing market to provide adequate shelter for the poor?
The report begins with a brief outline of the nature, and
extent of the low-income housing problem, describes the
policies in place to address the lack of housing, suggests a
methodological framework for assessing the paucity of
low-income housing in light of international experiences,
and identifies the main building blocks of a strategy for
low-income housing in Brazil. There are four main reasons
why a considerable backlog in housing persists: (a)
low-income levels; (b) high supply costs; (c) market
failures; and (d) distortions in public policy. Considering
low-income housing directions, we need to refer to: Access
to Land; Access to Finance; Appropriate Standards; Basic
Infrastructure Provision; Targeted Subsidies; and, Inclusion
and Partnership. Ensuring that the above elements are
incorporated in future low-income housing initiatives
requires important new directions necessary to further
facilitate an enabling approach. Reforms are advocated in
the areas of policy, institutions, and regulations; moving
away from limited, project-based approaches, adopting the
enabling principle. This new approach may not have a
monopoly on wisdom, nor does it have all the answers needed
for the complex, difficult problem of housing the urban
poor, but it does provide the most promising way forward if
the problem is to be addressed at a scale commensurate with
its magnitude, and adequate to improve substantially the
housing conditions of the poor. |
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Brazil - Progressive Low-Income Housing : Alternatives for the Poor |
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Brazil - Progressive Low-Income Housing : Alternatives for the Poor |
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Brazil - Progressive Low-Income Housing : Alternatives for the Poor |
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Brazil - Progressive Low-Income Housing : Alternatives for the Poor |
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Brazil - Progressive Low-Income Housing : Alternatives for the Poor |
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brazil - progressive low-income housing : alternatives for the poor |
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okr-10986-153162021-04-23T14:03:15Z Brazil - Progressive Low-Income Housing : Alternatives for the Poor World Bank ACCESS TO LAND ACCOUNTING BUILDING MATERIALS CAPITAL GRANTS CITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSOLIDATION ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL REGULATIONS FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL YEAR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSING HOUSING DEMAND HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING POLICY HOUSING PRICES HOUSING SUBSIDIES INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTEREST RATES LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND MANAGEMENT LAND SUPPLY LAND TENURE LAND USE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL OFFICIALS MATCHING GRANTS METROPOLITAN AREAS MICROFINANCE MIGRATION MUNICIPAL AGENCIES MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NEW ENTRANTS OPERATING COSTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE GOODS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISIONS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HOUSING PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR RESOURCE MOBILIZATION ROADS SAVINGS SAVINGS PROGRAMS SAVINGS SCHEMES SETTLEMENTS SHELTER SLUMS STATE GOVERNMENTS SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPORT URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN GROWTH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN MANAGEMENT URBAN POOR URBAN SERVICES URBANIZATION UTILITIES WAGES WATER SUPPLY LOW-INCOME HOUSING POVERTY MITIGATION ANALYTICAL METHODS URBAN SERVICES HOUSING AFFORDABILITY HOUSING CREDIT POLICY MAKING POLICY FRAMEWORK HOUSING MARKET DEMAND SIDE ECONOMICS SUPPLY SIDE ECONOMICS LOW-INCOME PEOPLE SUPPLY EQUATIONS MARKET FAILURE PUBLIC POLICY ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO CREDIT STANDARDIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIES TARGETED ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIPS REFORM POLICY INSTITUTIONAL REFORM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK EMPOWERMENT URBAN POVERTY LIVING CONDITIONS This report aims to analyze key aspects of the low-income housing sector in Brazil, and to provide an analytical framework for reviewing alternatives to addressing the lack of adequate formal housing and urban services for the poor. It addresses four fundamental questions for policymakers in the housing sector in Brazil: First, should the government be involved in policy interventions in the low-income segment of the housing market? Second, if policy action is appropriate, what roles should policymakers at the federal, state, and municipal levels play? Third, should the government's key interventions in the market be focused on the supply, or demand side of the market? Finally, how can the government structure a comprehensive policy to deal with the failure of the housing market to provide adequate shelter for the poor? The report begins with a brief outline of the nature, and extent of the low-income housing problem, describes the policies in place to address the lack of housing, suggests a methodological framework for assessing the paucity of low-income housing in light of international experiences, and identifies the main building blocks of a strategy for low-income housing in Brazil. There are four main reasons why a considerable backlog in housing persists: (a) low-income levels; (b) high supply costs; (c) market failures; and (d) distortions in public policy. Considering low-income housing directions, we need to refer to: Access to Land; Access to Finance; Appropriate Standards; Basic Infrastructure Provision; Targeted Subsidies; and, Inclusion and Partnership. Ensuring that the above elements are incorporated in future low-income housing initiatives requires important new directions necessary to further facilitate an enabling approach. Reforms are advocated in the areas of policy, institutions, and regulations; moving away from limited, project-based approaches, adopting the enabling principle. This new approach may not have a monopoly on wisdom, nor does it have all the answers needed for the complex, difficult problem of housing the urban poor, but it does provide the most promising way forward if the problem is to be addressed at a scale commensurate with its magnitude, and adequate to improve substantially the housing conditions of the poor. 2013-08-23T17:52:38Z 2013-08-23T17:52:38Z 2002-12-21 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2170152/brazil-progressive-low-income-housing-alternatives-poor http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15316 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |