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Housing and informal settlements

In focus Active since 12 Mar 2019 Cities and Cities that Work

These publications examine policy options for informal settlements and steps to be taken to prevent informality in the future.

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Policy options for informal settlements

Paul Collier, Edward L. Glaeser, Tony Venables, Michael Blake, Priya Manwaring
Synthesis paper
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Informal settlements and housing markets

Paul Collier, Edward L. Glaeser, Tony Venables, Michael Blake, Priya Manwaring
Policy toolkit

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Paul Collier

Director, IGC and Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Oxford
Edward L. Glaesar

Edward L. Glaeser

Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Harvard University
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Tony Venables

Senior research fellow, University of Oxford

Michael Blake

Researcher
Priya Manwaring

Priya Manwaring

Researcher, University of Oxford

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