Edited by David A. Smith and Angus Freeman
Housing Markets and Policy Design in the Gulf Region
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Contents1.HousingMarkets
and Policy Design in the Gulf Region: Overture .......... 11 David A. Smith
4. Housing and Real Estate Finance in MENA Countries............................ 83 Olivier Hassler
3. Financing Affordable Housing: Tools Available to Government 49 David A. Smith
7. A State Housing Bank as a Change Agent ...............................................173 Sabah Al-Moayyed
8. The Evolving Role of Housing Agencies: A Case Study of the Mohammad bin Rashid Housing Establishment 183 Mohamad Humaid Al-Marri and Maysa Sabah Shocair the Contributors
2. Housing Affordability – A Key to Social Cohesion in the Arabian Gulf ... 19 Angus Freeman
5. Evaluation of Government Housing Policies in the Gulf Region ............. 109 Maha Ismail Mahmoud
6. Regional Best Practices for Affordable Housing 149 Christopher Sims
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