This report discribes the main challenges for low income housing and approaches for tackling low income housing in China.

The profile offers a comprehensive in-depth analysis of the country’s urban housing sector. The Profile contributes to the creation of a policy framework that enables provision of adequate housing for all. It builds a comprehensive understanding of the functioning of the urban housing sector that can serve as an authoritative reference point for all actors involved in the direct provision or enablement of housing.

This publication is an evaluation housing finance mechanisms in Republic of Korea.

On 1 January 2008 Cape Verde moved from the group of Least Developed Countries to the Middle Development Country group.

This HCPD is based on the Human Settlement areas of the country’s UNDAF, and on the Action Plan 2007-2011 led by the DRC Ministry of Urban Planning and Housing.

Social Investment Funds have been a favoured instrument of International Finance Institutes for more than twenty years.

This report examines one of the main innovations and trends in community-based housing finance initiatives - the Community Mortgage Programme in Philippines.

This book aims to be a resource for future evaluations and policy making.

The guidelines outline the main principles underlying the democratic, constitutional/legal and administrative aspects of local governance and decentralization.