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"Zur Wohnungsfrage" im 21. Jahrhundert: Marktversagen, hilflose Politik und die globale Ausbreitung von Slums

'The Housing Question' in the 21st Century: Market Failure, Hapless Policies and the Global Proliferation of Slums
[journal article]

Berner, Erhard

Abstract

In den großen Städten der Dritten Welt hat nur eine privilegierte Minderheit der Bevölkerung über den kommerziellen Markt Zugang zu Land und Wohnung. Daher schießen "irreguläre" Siedlungen wie Pilze aus dem Boden. Doch sie sind geprägt durch Mangel und Unsicherheit. Der Artikel zeigt, dass das Versa... view more

In den großen Städten der Dritten Welt hat nur eine privilegierte Minderheit der Bevölkerung über den kommerziellen Markt Zugang zu Land und Wohnung. Daher schießen "irreguläre" Siedlungen wie Pilze aus dem Boden. Doch sie sind geprägt durch Mangel und Unsicherheit. Der Artikel zeigt, dass das Versagen des formellen Marktes systematisch und strukturell bedingt ist. Daher greifen Versuche, ihn für die Armen zu öffnen, zu kurz und können seine inhärenten Begrenzungen nicht überwinden. Um die sich vergrößernde Kluft zwischen abgegrenzten Gemeinschaften und Ghettos zu verringern, müssen die Interventionen der Verwaltungen den enabling approach wiederentdecken und klüger als die gegenwärtige Mischung aus fahrlässiger Toleranz, brutaler Vertreibung, marktradikaler Privatisierung und populistischer Vergabe von Rechtstiteln werden.... view less


In large cities in the developing world, only a privileged minority of the population has access to land and housing through the commercial market. Mushrooming 'irregular' settlements are filling the gap but are beset by deficiencies and insecurity. This article argues that the failure of formal mar... view more

In large cities in the developing world, only a privileged minority of the population has access to land and housing through the commercial market. Mushrooming 'irregular' settlements are filling the gap but are beset by deficiencies and insecurity. This article argues that the failure of formal markets is systemic and structural, and that attempts to open them up to the poor have fallen short of overcoming these inherent limitations. In order to mitigate the widening gap between gated communities and ghettos, government intervention needs to rediscover the 'enabling approach' and become much smarter than the present mix of negligent tolerance, brutal eviction, market-fundamentalist privatisation, and populist titling.... view less

Keywords
urban population; housing policy; slum; urban development; poverty; housing construction; urbanization; gentrification; redevelopment; town; housing market; developing country; displacement

Classification
Sociology of Settlements and Housing, Urban Sociology

Free Keywords
Wohnungsmarkt-Versagen; Informeller Wohnungsbau; urban poverty; housing market failure; informal housing; slum upgrading

Document language
German

Publication Year
2016

Page/Pages
p. 10-31

Journal
PERIPHERIE - Politik, Ökonomie, Kultur, 36 (2016) 1

Issue topic
Konfliktfeld Stadt

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3224/peripherie.v36i141.22863

ISSN
2366-4185

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0


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