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What To Do With Public Rental Housing? Challenges and Options
By Nelliana Villoria Siegert (08/04, En, Es)
This working paper is being published with the sole objective of contributing to the debate on a topic of importance to the region, and to elicit comments and suggestions from interested parties. This paper has not gone through the Department?s peer review process or undergone consideration by the SDS Management Team. As such, it does not reflect the official position of the Inter-American Development Bank.
This study addresses an issue that governments must frequently tackle: What to do with Public Rental Housing (PRH)? The document presents the international experience with PRH, analyses the difficulties it faces and proposes alternatives to improve PRH. These experiences and conclusions may support the decision-making process of governments that are considering employing PRH as a means of dealing with social housing problems.
Last updated: 06/08/07
