Bolivia shelter sector assessment

ANALYSIS OF THE DATA REVEALS THAT HOUSING INSTITUTIONS IN BOLIVIA ARE NOT PRODUCING SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF LOW AND MEDIUM PRICED HOUSING TO MEET THE NEEDS AND DEMANDS PRESENT. THE CHAPTERS IN THE REPORT ANALYZE ASPECTS OF THIS PROBLEM. NATIONAL SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS ARE DISCUSSED, AND DATA IS GIVEN ON POPULATION, FAMILY SIZE AND COMPOSITION, MIGRATION, FAMILY ECONOMICS, HOUSING STOCK, AND NATIONAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. THERE IS AN OVERVIEW OF THREE ASPECTS OF THE HOUSING SECTOR: POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING FINANCE, AND HOUSING PROGRAMS, PAST AND PRESENT. THIS PAPER COVERS THE NATIONAL HOUSING LAW AND THE FIVE YEAR PLAN, DESCRIBES THE WORK OF THE VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN THE HOUSING SECTOR, LISTS INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN HOUSING FINANCE, AND REVIEWS THE PAST AND PRESENT HOUSING PROGRAMS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. THE COSTS AND TECHNIQUES OF HOUSING PRODUCTION ARE PRESENTED WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND COSTS, LABOR, LAND AND URBANIZATION, CONSTRUCTION METHODS, AND UNIT DESIGN AND COST. THE FINAL CHAPTER IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DISCUSSION.