01:450:250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Paralegal, Economic Liberalization, Land Titling
1 Apr 2019
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Struggles over territorial rights are also struggles for political recognition. Housing as a process, not a product. The paralegal becomes reincorporated into official state practice; and the vast majority of the city the state governs and thus its policies, focus on the paralegal. A progressive policy adopted in many 3rd world countries in 1970s(inspired by. Supported by the world bank and other international donors. Provides poor only with what they cannot afford: low-cost land, basic infrastructure and credit. Residents purchase supplies and use own labor to build homes. Economic recessions and debt in 3rd world led to end of government support for informal housing(land and credit dried up) in 1980s. But, informal housing continued, usually in more precarious conditions. The poor"s demands for low-income housing started to be seen as obstacle to new priorities of economic growth. Cities in global south increasingly strive to become global or world-class cities. Economic liberalization opens opportunities for foreign investment in land.
