A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SCANDINAVIAN AND ETHIOPIAN APPROACHES TO HOUSING WITH SPECIAL EMp·HASIS ON HOUSING TENURE AND HOUSING FINANCE

Abstract

Housing constitutes the major part of all cities. Its
development or lack of it affects all urban
dwellers. In fact, .housing condition is the measure
of the success and failure of most urban policies.
Two of the' most important issues in housing are
housing tenure and housing finance. The mode of
production, owning and disposal of houses
involves the making of policies regarding property
rights and the establishment of institutions that
facilitate implementation.
This paper deals with a comparative analysis of
the policies and their rsesults in Scandinavian
countries and in Ethiopia. The study shows that
there are significant differences in policy
formulation and implementation. In the case of
Ethiopia anomalies are observed between
objectives of policies and the instruments used to
effect them. In some cases innovative approaches
are initiated but are not followed through. It is
hoped the issues raised in this paper will
contribute to the debate on housing. Furthermore,
it will show the merits of comparative analysis,
which are very much neglected in housing studies