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Then doesn't seem like then the most likely successful solution will be the _easiest_ to get past the bureaucracy? Seems like a discouraging thought. Maybe a f

Then doesn't seem like then the most likely successful solution will be the _easiest_ to get past the bureaucracy? Seems like a discouraging thought. Maybe a fancy 3d printed solution would appeal to some politicians ego, and that's the trick to getting it to happen?

pjc50 9y ago
There's an excellent discussion of this in The Other Path : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Other_Path:_The_Economic_Answer_to_Terrorism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Other_Path:_The_Economic... Basically the author points out that so much housing in Peru was slums built on illegally occupied land that technically belongs to the government, what was needed was a route to legitimacy. Give people proper title to the land they had already had possession of for decades and suddenly they can use it as collateral. Legitimacy also causes people to choose more durable building methods. If there's a risk of being thrown out there's no point making anything more than a tin shed.
- smokeyj 9y ago
  > Give people proper title to the land they had already had possession of for decades and suddenly they can use it as collateral. Makes you wonder how the municipality keeps track of titles and tax assessments. Without collecting proper taxes how can the local government provide water/sanitation/energy/education? Perhaps what these people need more than affordable housing is affordable yet sustainable government. Give the people the tools they need to self organize, trade, set up courts and resolve disputes. With the basics in place it might be possible to attract capital via municipal bonds to invest in critical infrastructure. Having running water and electricity makes it easier to attract business which in return generates taxable revenue.
  - pjc50 9y ago
    Considerable progress has been made: http://web.worldbank.org/archive/website00819C/WEB/PDF/PERU_LAN.PDF http://web.worldbank.org/archive/website00819C/WEB/PDF/PERU_...

pjc50 9y ago

There's an excellent discussion of this in The Other Path : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Other_Path:_The_Economic_Answer_to_Terrorism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Other_Path:_The_Economic... Basically the author points out that so much housing in Peru was slums built on illegally occupied land that technically belongs to the government, what was needed was a route to legitimacy. Give people proper title to the land they had already had possession of for decades and suddenly they can use it as collateral. Legitimacy also causes people to choose more durable building methods. If there's a risk of being thrown out there's no point making anything more than a tin shed.

smokeyj 9y ago
> Give people proper title to the land they had already had possession of for decades and suddenly they can use it as collateral. Makes you wonder how the municipality keeps track of titles and tax assessments. Without collecting proper taxes how can the local government provide water/sanitation/energy/education? Perhaps what these people need more than affordable housing is affordable yet sustainable government. Give the people the tools they need to self organize, trade, set up courts and resolve disputes. With the basics in place it might be possible to attract capital via municipal bonds to invest in critical infrastructure. Having running water and electricity makes it easier to attract business which in return generates taxable revenue.
- pjc50 9y ago
  Considerable progress has been made: http://web.worldbank.org/archive/website00819C/WEB/PDF/PERU_LAN.PDF http://web.worldbank.org/archive/website00819C/WEB/PDF/PERU_...