Reaching the poor

Lessons from the Chilean housing experience

Bibliographic Data

ID12242529
AuthorsEduardo Rojas (0000-0002-7255-7778, Strategic Planning and Operational Policy Department of the Inter-American Development Bank, corresponding author), Margarita Greene (0000-0001-9105-0502, Catholic University of Chile)
Year1995
Volume7
Issue2
Pages31-50
Publication date1995-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment and Urbanization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0956-2478 • E-ISSN: 1746-0301
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/095624789500700217
OpenAlexW1994152326
LanguageEN
Citations received11

In recent years, the Chilean government has been refining the housing support offered to households. This paper discusses the main strengths and weaknesses of this system, particularly its ability to satisfy the needs of low-income households. After a description of the system including effectiveness and targeting issues, the authors discuss future challenges for the Chilean housing system including the quality and flexibility of support

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Flexibility (engineering · Geography · Government (linguistics · Low income housing · Management · Public economics · Quality (philosophy · Strengths and weaknesses · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Latin American Urban Studies · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology