Title: A Proposed Conceptual Framework for Monitoring IDB-Assisted Housing Programs (2002) - unpublished
Article Information: Report to the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C.
Authors: Shlomo Angel
Date: September, 2002
Overview: This document focuses on five areas: (1) a brief history of the Bank’s involvement in the housing sector; (2) the development objectives of housing sector loans; (3) the volume and structure of housing loans; (4) the design of housing loans; and (5) the performance of housing loans. It briefly reviews the Bank’s Operational Guidelines for Housing of 1995 and stresses the continued relevance of these guidelines. It then discusses the overall rationale for housing sector lending by the Bank and the critical components of housing sector reform.