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The link between informal housing production sector and government regulations on housing and land development is examined in developing nations to establish the minimum levels of regulations which can successfully balance the larger community-wide objectives, with affordability and access by the poor to housing. The regulations influence land and housing markets through procedural delays and bureaucracy, suffocating plot-size standards and subdivision design and land supply restriction. Land market assessment is crucial in the transition to market liberalization and in reforming those regulations.
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The Brady Plan was developed by the US government during the late 1980s to provide answers to debt-related problems plaguing developing nations. This plan encouraged banks to be involved in voluntary debt reduction schemes. As a result, commercial bank lending policies were politicized due to US' identification of the debt issue as a security and geopolitical concern. This has prevented the development of a genuine solution to the debt problem.
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This article discusses the effects of international trade policy reform on developed countries, particularly economic costs. Specific reforms agreed on at the Uruguay Round of the World Trade Organization's summit include customs reform, regulation of intellectual property rights, and sanitary measures.
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