TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mitlin, Diana
TI  - Urban poor funds : development by the people for the people
U1  - 362.5091732 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - London
PB  - International Inst. for Environment and Development
N1  - Contents List of boxes and tables  iv Summary  1 1 Introduction  6 Background  6 Urban Poor Funds  6 Outline  7 2 The challenge for Urban Poor Funds: setting the context  8 Introduction  8 The scale of informal shelter  9 Seeking tenure security  11 State solutions to shelter needs 12 Conclusion: positioning of the funds  17 3 The development and present scale of Urban Poor Funds  19 SDI - a summary and overview of the methodology  19 Urban Poor Funds - form and purpose  25 Urban Poor Funds - affiliate approaches to operational issues  30 Financial composition 31 Governance  35 Loan management  37 Repayment  40 Urban Poor Funds - impact and scale 46 Conclusion 50 4 The contribution of Urban Poor Funds  51 Introduction 51 Historical reflection - understanding funds in India  53 Addressing market incapacities 56 Addressing state inadequacies 60 A collective challenge 65 Conclusion: benefits of Urban Poor Funds 70 5 Conclusion 71 References 73 Recent publications by IIED's Human Settlements Group 78
ER  -