dc.description.abstract | The paper begins off by first examining the Government's efforts
in trying to provide housing and infrastructure to the malorlty
of the urban towns in the country as highlighted in the Nafional
Ho~sir)g Strategy for the period 19~7 '(0 the end of the century,
This IS followed by a orlef outline of the macroeconomic
framework of the local economy in terms of economic growth,the
role of housing in the economy.future demand for houslriq and the
housina sector performance in general. It then embarks' on 8
detaiJeCl descrlptlon of the. current Government policies and Practices In the management of real estate In both Hie public and
he private sectors. In the light of the foregoing
information, various housing policy instruments are discussed eacl1
in detail as they affect the overall economic performance of real
estate management in the country. These constraints to strong
performance Include: housing financ~;urban land manaaement,town
planning regulations,builaing standaras,urban
Infrastrucfurft,public sector housing pOlicies,and real. estate
legislation. r-or each constraint,current shortcomirig.s are
documented and concrete alternatives for overcoming each are
defined. The paper concludes with a summary of suggestions for an
improved and efficient real estate manaqernenf policy in the
country. | en_US |