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Porträttfoto Katherine Gough

Katherine Gough

Professor

Porträttfoto Katherine Gough

A neglected aspect of the housing market : The caretakers of peri-urban Accra, Ghana

Författare

  • Katherine V. Gough
  • Paul Yankson

Summary, in English

In housing markets in sub-Saharan Africa, construction is predominantly undertaken by individuals rather than by the state or private companies. Due to lack of housing finance, the construction process takes many years hence owners often engage live-in caretakers to protect their property. Based on fieldwork conducted in peri-urban Accra, this paper explores why the demand for caretakers arises, why there is a supply of caretakers, who the caretakers are and their living conditions. Although life as a caretaker is far from ideal, the demand for and supply of caretakers are likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Caretaking is a form of housing tenancy which is overlooked in housing and labour laws and practices, and hence demands more attention from both researchers and policy-makers.

Publiceringsår

2011-04

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

793-810

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Urban Studies

Volym

48

Avvikelse

4

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

SAGE Publications

Ämne

  • Human Geography

Aktiv

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0042-0980