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Maximum Lot Size Zoning in Developing Countries

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  • Hafiz A. Pasha

    (Applied Economics Research Centre, University of Karachi, PO Box 8403, Karachi-75270, Pakistan)

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This paper identifies the principal motivations for resort to land rationing in the form of maximum lot size zoning in developing countries. Consequences of such regulation on utility levels, land values and metropolitan area are analysed within the spatial, general equilibrium framework of a 'semi-closed' city with two income groups—the poor and the rich. The paper demonstrates that realisation of the anticipated benefits from the regulation depends upon the features of the particular city where such legislation is contemplated, especially in terms of the pattern of intra-urban location of the two income groups.

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  • Hafiz A. Pasha, 1992. "Maximum Lot Size Zoning in Developing Countries," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 29(7), pages 1173-1181, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:29:y:1992:i:7:p:1173-1181
    DOI: 10.1080/00420989220081111
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