Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Editorial 2
3. Contents 5
4. Abbreviations and Acronyms 7
5. Chapter 1: Introduction 9
6. Chapter 2: Conceptualizing the Housing Discourse 35
7. Chapter 3: Institutional Responses to the Housing Need in South Africa 59
8. Chapter 4: Embeddedness of Transaction Practices in Culture, Society, Law and Property Rights 79
9. Chapter 5: Context of State of Housing in Low-Income Settlements in eThekwini Municipality 117
10. Chapter 6: Perspectives on Informal Housing Transactions from above: State Actors, Practitioners and Academics 127
11. Chapter 7: Perspective on Informal Housing Transaction from below: Beneficiaries and Community Actors 163
12. Chapter 8: Interpretation of Findings 199
13. Chapter 9: Conclusions and Recommendations 221
14. References 223