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I don't have the link handy, but there was another article as a followup to the $500 house saying the whole thing would hurt more than help. The construction, m
by BenSS 15y ago
I don't have the link handy, but there was another article as a followup to the $500 house saying the whole thing would hurt more than help. The construction, maint, and customizing of the houses were an important part of the local economy even as depressed as it was.
- goombastic 15y agoIn an Indian context, I don't think it would hurt. Housing is terrible right now and a simple walk around an Indian city shows that conditions have hit rock bottom. Governments in India have been nothing but populist with no vision for the future. The complete lack of urban planning, a sensible government, and the lack of basic necessities is shocking. Despite this most government surveys act like there is nothing wrong. For a country like India, what the Tatas are doing is simply commendable. They are trying to step in and solve some fundamental problems here and I would like to see them succeed -- if the governments and babus will allow them to.