REVISING INFORMAL-SECTOR HOME OWNERSHIP: THE RELEVANCE OF HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION FOR HOUSING OPTIONS OF THE POOR

MIRAFTAB, FARANAK

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH, n.º 2/1997, pág. 303

1. Increased economic hardship, housing options and household composition. 2. Research sites and methodology. 3. Research results: links between household composition and housing decisions. 4. Income: an insufficient explanation. 5. Importance of gender and age in housing decisions. 6. Important dimensions of housing arrangements. 7. Conclusion and policy implications.