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Not Just Building Houses: Reforming the Reconstruction and Development Program (RDP) Housing Policy in South African Cities to Move Beyond Shelter Provision and Towards the Creation of Food Secure and Sustainable Urban Settlements

Lindsay Dozoretz, Leland Fellow
Published 2011

South Africa, Africa

This paper offers policy recommendations for reforming the South African RDP Housing policy to shift away from a mindset focused on delivery of numbers (the construction of as many houses possible in the shortest amount of time), and towards actions that will create settlements that promote better quality of life and that can provide the conditions for poverty alleviation and sustainability in the long-term.

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Publication tags: Policy Reports - Advocacy and Education, Housing, Income, Expenses, and Hunger

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Lindsay Dozoretz

Leland Fellow