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The purpose of this study was to augment
the Bank's research on land markets and investigate key
land market issues in four case study cities in South and
East Asia. From the study results, the consultants have
attempted to determine whether or not certain policy
instruments can be adopted in the respective cities and in
other regions of the world. Ultimately the study, in tracing
the role of various land development policies in these
cities, may provide guidance to the World Bank in
understanding the effects of constraints on the land and
housing markets and in determining alternative policy
measures to address the shelter needs of the urban poor. The
study aimed to provide a way forward for using less
conventional instruments under those market constraints.
This final report shows the results of the work conducted
after the submission of the inception report in May 2007 and
the draft final report in August 2007. It is divided into
four sections. In this first section, a brief introduction
provides the background to the study, its objectives, and
the main characteristics that effect urban land and housing
markets. It also provides the context for the study by
illustrating the methodology used in carrying it out. The
second section focuses on a literature review of innovative
land policy instruments. In the third section, the main
political economy issues involved in promoting and
implementing innovative land policy instruments are
discussed. This section draws heavily on the information
collected from the four study cities surveyed together with
materials known to the authors. The fourth and final section
will assess the applicability of indicators used for data
collection and propose a core set of indicators for
analyzing the policy-making processes in urban land
management. Appendix A contains the survey instrument used
to conduct the study while appendix B provides the specific
guidelines used in interviewing stakeholders on less
conventional land use instruments.
