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The Homeowner Ideology : Economic (F)Utility of Real Property Rights in Four African Cities

While homeownership has clear benefits among the impoverished, The Homeowner Ideology shows that the utility of real property rights as an economic resource are severely limited in sub-Saharan African cities. Although global poverty has declined since 1990, it remains widespread in Subsahara, the re...

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Main Author: Singumbe Muyeba
Format: Book
Published: University of Michigan Press 2025
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Home ownership > Africa, Sub-Saharan
Housing policy > Africa, Sub-Saharan
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