Originally published in 1990, this book reveals the extent to which petty landlordism is developing not just in the settlements that hve sprung up but in government-sponsored low-cost housing estates.

Introduction: Key Themes in Contemporary African Urbanisation Part 1: Changing Approaches to Urban Housing in Africa 1. Urban Housing in Africa: The Changing Role of Government Policy2. Autopromotion de l'habitat et modes de production du cadre bâti: l'apport de receherches récentes en Afrique noire francophone Part 2: Case Studies in Housing Markets: Commercialisation and Change 3. Historical Development of Nigerian Housing Policies with Special Reference to Housing the Urban Poor 4. Petty Landlords and Poor Tenants in a Low-Income Settlement in Metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria Tade 5. L'Articulation des deux circuits de la gestion foncière en Egypte: le cas du Caire 6. Changing Housing Strategies and Patterns Among the Cairo Poor, 1950-85 7. Tunis: Crise du logement et réhabilitation urbaine 8. Residential Urban Land Markets in Kenya 9. Squatter Landlords in Nairobi: A Case Study of Korogocho 10. The Growth of Small-Scale Renting in Low-Income Urban Housing in Malawi t Part 3: Housing Projects and Policy Options 11. World Bank Urban Shelter Projects in East Africa: Matching Needs with Appropriate Responses? 12. Contradictions and Dilemmas in the Provision of Low-Income Housing: The case of Harare 13. Land For Housing the Urban Poor in Africa: Some Policy Options 14. Rental Housing and the Urban Poor: Africa and Latin America Compared 15. Mais comment faut-il donc le dire? Les solutions de demain sont inscrites sur le sol depuis les lustres Epilogue