Title:
Microfinance for housing : assisting the \"bottom billion\" and the \"missing middle\"
Authors:
Merrill, Sally R.
Place:
[Washington, DC]
Publisher:
Urban institute center on international development and governance (IDG)
Year:
2009
Journal:
IDG working paper
Volume:
2009-05
PAGE:
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Subject:
Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
Keywords:
public services, housing, sanitation, water supply, poverty alleviation, microcredit
Abstract:
With the bottom billion not having access to formal mortgage finance, microfinance for housing (MFH) to provide adequate shelter and sanitation will become increasingly important. MFH started in Latin and Central America, is now widespread in Asia, and is finally taking hold in Africa.
URL:
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411920_microfinance_housing.pdf
Document type:
Portal