Hernando de Soto and the ‘mystification of capital’: a critical exploration of the difference that legal title makes for the low-income housing market in South Africa

Auteur :
PILLAY, U.

Description :
Against the background of Hernando de Soto’s key ideas and tenets, including the concept of ‘dead capital’, the paper critically explores the centrality of his thesis to the creation of a single integrated housing market in South Africa, as part of a larger national goal to alleviate poverty. - (AJC)


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
South African geographical journal, issn : 0373-6245, 2008, vol. 90, n°. 2, p. 97-105, nombre de pages : 9, Références bibliographiques : 38 ref.

Date :
2008

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Routledge