Accommodating Housing in India: Lessons from Development Capital, Policy Frames, and Slums

摘要: Author(s): Young, Cheryl | Advisor(s): Reid, Carolina Abstract: Since the nation’s first Five-Year Plan in 1951, Government of India has focused attention on increasing country’s housing supply, particularly for low-income households. The nature policy shifted over years, however, with most recent period developing a private market through governmental support mortgage finance institutions and establishment regulator. Despite these efforts, estimates place India’s deficit at close to 19 million units tens millions population living slums. There been limited research that traced evolution since precluding our ability understand persistence unmet demand proliferation slums.This dissertation fills this gap by examining how is shaped three scales: 1) global, 2) national, 3) local or household scale. It argues multi-scalar approach necessary order factors shape specific regimes. In India, international flows capital collide nationalistic goals “slum-free” cities produce actions, which again are particulars households’ decisions about where they choose live why. organized as follows. Chapter 1 introduces challenge describes paradigms dominate global discourse praxis, provides review funded India. 2 approaches scale, applying theories diffusion make case funding knowledge-sharing from actors. This chapter traces shelter lending World Bank Group, single largest outside provider development examines degree type influence had housing. analysis reveals susceptible shifts reflect Bank’s own objectives when it need funding. When financial position strong, projects seen attractive investments Group’s sector arm serve provide momentum objectives. 3 situated national scale role frames public shaping policies different planning eras. applies mixed-methods reading housing-related chapters each twelve Plans. These documents an ongoing, textual record directives external messages concerning central efforts. Subjecting plans qualitative content computational text analyses contours frames. finds larger occur after significant events fundamentally alter conception its institutional fiduciary provision.Chapter 4 concentrates across two major Indian cities. myriad implemented have systematically overlooked willingness pay questions whether remiss ignoring their beneficiaries' preferences characteristics. data used here previously-collected surveys Maharashtrian Mumbai Pune. Using hedonic markets, compares income price elasticities between slum non-slum findings reveal higher among slum-households, but also expose number empirical issues compromise validity using pre-existing survey data. implications continues urbanize craft address imminent growth. Other emerging economies can benefit scaled utilizes range sources methods critically examine forces play policy, government housing, what behavior pursue.