The current status of development in Karachi and many other urban centres is rooted in struggles that cannot be addressed without coming to terms with how local politics play out in each particular place," says Hasan. "A similar mix of land speculation, real estate development, dubious developers, compromised politicians, and ineffective bureaucracies, exist to a lesser or greater extent in most Asian cities and also in cities of industrialised nations. The Karachi study identifies the actors and factors in this process and uses a methodology through which other cities can be viewed."
Gordon McGranahan of IIED adds: "Unless and until cities can overcome such barriers to equitable management of land and finances, poor communities will not have their housing needs met. This will create not create hardship in the present, but will leave a legacy of social and environmental problems for future generations to address.
 
The current status of development in Karachi and many other urban centres is rooted in struggles that cannot be addressed without coming to terms with how local politics play out in each particular place," says Hasan. "A similar mix of land speculation, real estate development, dubious developers, compromised politicians, and ineffective bureaucracies, exist to a lesser or greater extent in most Asian cities and also in cities of industrialised nations. The Karachi study identifies the actors and factors in this process and uses a methodology through which other cities can be viewed."
Gordon McGranahan of IIED adds: "Unless and until cities can overcome such barriers to equitable management of land and finances, poor communities will not have their housing needs met. This will create not create hardship in the present, but will leave a legacy of social and environmental problems for future generations to address.
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