The report focuses on key aspects and innovative instruments/practices that are specific to Zimbabwe. he report is organized into five chapters. Chapter 1 focuses on the Macro-economic and socio-political context of Zimbabwe. Chapter 2 focuses on “The Housing Conditions and Housing Market in Zimbabwe” citing the history and development of the housing finance system in Zimbabwe in the pre- and post independence eras.

Decision makers in local government face the ongoing challenge of how to provide services to the residents with limited resources.

This evaluation of social housing finance in Europe is placed in the context of the purpose of social housing, the sources of funds and the institutions that are used for provision.

India is home to over 1.1 billion people. With about one in every sixth person in the world living in India, housing perforce assumes significant importance.

Municipal Finance of Urban Development was prepared as a background paper for the UN-Habitat Global Report 2005. Financing Urban Shelter and a summary was included as Chapter 3 of the Global Report under the title, Municipal Finance: Conditions and Trends.

This report examines the nature and scope of the housing problem, the housing sector and the financial sector in Indonesia.

This report examines the nature and scope of the housing problem in Peru.

This report reviews the housing finance mechanisms and instruments in Bolivia.

This report consists of five parts. Part one traces the origins of the debates surrounding conventional and alternative approaches to community development, against the broader backdrops of ‘need vs. asset’ and ‘people vs. place’ distinctions.