Self Help Housing, The Poor, And The State In The Caribbean - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9766400245 ISBN 13 : 9789766400248

Editeur : University of the West Indies Press, 1997

Synopsis

This collection of essays represents the first in-depth, scholarly treatment of housing policies and conditions throughout the Caribbean. The contributors consider both the performance of the state and the autonomous activities of the poor, making this volume an invaluable contribution to future planning and debate. The essays, each dealing with a specific island or group of islands, collectively address four main themes: the history of housing provision since colonization, current housing conditions, state policies toward housing provision, and the changing relationships between governments, international funding agencies, the private housing sector, and the peoples' responses. These investigations not only highlight the often alarming problems that Caribbean nations face in providing adequate housing for the poor but also implicate governments in past and present failures and poor performances. However, the essays are also filled with useful insights about the ways in which progressive housing policies can be formulated and implemented. For example, the volume suggests that the Caribbean's rich heritage of folk and vernacular architectural styles should be taken into serious account in future planning efforts. In a concluding synthesis chapter, the volume editors argue that a more progressive future is attainable if all parties exhibit the "political will" that the poor have already demonstrated.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of the West Indies Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9766400245
• ISBN 13: 9789766400248
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 314
• Éditeur: Potter Robert B., Conway Dennis
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• Personne responsable: non disponible