Homeowner Ideology

Singumbe Muyeba is Assistant Professor of African Studies at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.

• List of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Poverty, Slum Conditions, and HomeownershipChapter 2. Conceptualizing and Theorizing the Homeowner IdeologyChapter 3. Pervasiveness of the Homeowner Ideology in Three of Four Sub-Saharan African CitiesChapter 4. Kibera, Khayelitsha, Matero, and ZangoChapter 5. The Homeowner Ideology and Freehold through Mortgages in NairobiChapter 6. The Homeowner Ideology and Freehold through Subsidized Housing in Cape TownChapter 7. The Homeowner Ideology and Privatization of Council Housing in LusakaChapter 8. The Antitheses of the Homeowner Ideology through Usufruct Rights to Social Housing in LuandaChapter 9. Conclusion: Persistence of the Homeowner Ideology in AfricaAppendix A: Understanding of Property Rights and Tenure SecurityAppendix B: Summary of Claims about the Effects of Freehold and Lessons from the Developing WorldAppendix C: Variable Descriptions for Chapter 8Appendix D: Comparison of Paraiso and Zango 1 Households on Key VariablesReferencesIndex