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Private Low-Cost Housing and the Peri-Urban Frontier: The economics of building outside Indian cities

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  • Nikhilesh Sinha

  • Shahen Dastur

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This paper examines the role that the private sector can play in the creation of low-cost housing stock in India. We use theoretical and empirical evidence to establish the optimality of locating low-cost housing projects in peri-urban areas, and illustrate this with a case study of a successful low-cost housing project in Shapar-Veraval district in Gujarat. We conclude by suggesting that an infrastructure subsidy for low-cost developments in peri-urban locations may spur investment and additionally make housing more accessible to low-income groups.

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  • Nikhilesh Sinha & Shahen Dastur, 2012. "Private Low-Cost Housing and the Peri-Urban Frontier: The economics of building outside Indian cities," ERSA conference papers ersa12p906, European Regional Science Association.
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