Shelter : poverty and basic needs series : Shelter : Poverty and basic needs series

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In any discussion of basic needs, shelter is always given prominence along with food and clothing. Shelter does not mean, however, simply protection from the elements; location is an essential attribute of shelter. The fact that many poor families choose, for example, to live in more expensive and crowded central urban locations rather than live in the suburbs where they could have more land is indicative of the importance of its locational aspect...

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Author

Churchill,Anthony;
Document Date
1980/09/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
40969
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2018/02/24
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Shelter : Poverty and basic needs series
Keywords
real per capita income

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Churchill,Anthony.

Shelter : poverty and basic needs series : Shelter : Poverty and basic needs series (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/384281492791727732

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