Overview

Hundreds of millions of tenants live in Third World cities; in many cities they constitute the majority of households. Despite their numerical importance, we remain ignorant of who this large mass of people is and of the conditions in which they live. We are even more ignorant about those who provide rental accommodation, even if we have inherited strong prejudices about the characteristics of the typical landlord. This book attempts to summarise what we know about rental housing in Latin America, and compares this with other areas in the developing world. It uses survey data and in-depth interviews to compile a detailed picture of landlords and of tenants in Mexico. The authors explore why landlords invest and sometimes fail to invest, in rental housing. They also examine why tenants live in rental housing and under what circumstances they move into peripheral self-help ownership. They look at the relations between landlord and tenants and how the state intervenes in that relationship. Landlord and Tenant also reviews Mexican housing policy, with its clear bias towards increasing home ownership, and explores ways of improving the quality and increasing the stock of rental accommodation.

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Author:   Alan Gilbert ,  Ann Varley
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.362kg
ISBN:  

9780415055932

ISBN 10:   0415055938
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   07 March 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Research Strategy and a Brief Guide to Mexico 2. Residential Tenure in Urban Mexico Since 1940 3. Mexican Housing Policy 4. Urban Development and the Housing Market in Guadalajara and Puebla 5. Residential Tenure : Choice or Constraint 6. Landlords and the Economics of Landlordism 7. Landlord-Tenant Relations 8. The Future of Renting: Policy Options Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

`Gilbert and Varley provide a marvellously detailed analysis of housing choices, household budgets and the success with which the Mexican political economy has aligned the first two factors.' - John Walton, University of California `Gilbert and Varley have unquestionably provided an interesting and illuminating study which will be a significant source of reference for future research and action on rental shelter in less-developed countries.' - Sylvia Chan, London School of Economics

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Alan Gilbert, Ann Varley

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