Profiling Living Conditions of the DRC Urban Population : Access to Housing and Services in Kinshasa Province
This paper examines living conditions—mainly access to infrastructure and basic services—in Kinshasa, by focusing on how they vary within the city and how they are related to household characteristics. First, drawing on a household survey...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/638901637330907469/Profiling-Living-Conditions-of-the-DRC-Urban-Population-Access-to-Housing-and-Services-in-Kinshasa-Province http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36633 |
| Summary: | This paper examines living
conditions—mainly access to infrastructure and basic
services—in Kinshasa, by focusing on how they vary within
the city and how they are related to household
characteristics. First, drawing on a household survey
conducted in the capital province in 2018, the paper shows
that many Kinshasa residents live with substandard housing
and inadequate levels of access to infrastructure and basic
services. Second, the level and quality of access to basic
services are highly correlated with residents’ consumption
and education levels, as well as their neighborhood
characteristics. Third, despite the presence of negative
externalities from the high population density, poor
households benefit from living in dense neighborhoods by
gaining a minimum level of access. The paper argues that it
is imperative to increase the supply of affordable housing
to lessen the inequality of access to services in Kinshasa. |
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