The Socioeconomic Effects of the Working Poor Moving to Permanent Dwellings The Case of the Ashray Affordable Housing Pilot Project in India

• Main Author: Burger, Nicholas (auth)
• Other Authors: Gutierrez, Italo (auth), Kumar, Krishna B. (auth), Luoto, Jill E. (auth), Monani, Dhaval (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2014
• Subjects: Asian history; Urban & municipal planning; Development studies; History; Political Science; Sociology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

RAND Corporation researchers assessed the socioeconomic effects that moving into permanent dwellings-in particular, into the Ashray Affordable Housing Pilot Project in India-has on the working poor. Low-cost housing projects may help low-income workers and their families improve their living conditi...