World Bank Group2014-09-122014-09-122014https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20100This paper is a review of the experience of the Asian Coalition for Community Action (ACCA) Program operated by the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR). The objective is to examine what ACCA has accomplished in three years of operation (2009-2012) under a Gates Foundation grant. The review is based on field visits to three of the countries served by ACCA Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam and discussions with community leaders from three other countries Nepal, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. Numerous discussions were held with the ACHR leadership, staff from the Community Organization Development Institute (CODI) of Thailand, and the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).1 In addition, a review was conducted of the literature prepared by and about ACHR, as well as a filtering and synthesis of the status of the cities and countries that made use of ACCA in terms of their broader economic conditions and local governance capabilities. Given that ACCA operates in more than 150 cities in 19 countries, this review is by no means an audited account of its activities.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESADMINISTRATIVE COSTSAFFORDABILITYARCHITECTARCHITECTSARCHITECTUREASYMMETRIC INFORMATIONBANK LOANBASIC SERVICESBORROWERBORROWINGBUILDING MATERIALSBUSINESS RISKBUSINESS RISKSCITIESCLINICSCOLLATERALCOLLECTIVE HOUSINGCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIESCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY GROUPSCOMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURECOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTCOMMUNITY SURVEYCOMMUNITY SURVEYSCORRUPTIONCREDIT RISKCREDIT RISKSDEBTDEDUCTIBLEDISTRICTSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHEMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT OF THE POORENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONEQUAL AMOUNTEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATESEXCLUSIONEXPENDITUREEXPENDITURESFAMILIESFINANCESFINANCIAL ASSISTANCEFINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTFINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENTFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFIRST LOANSGENDERGOVERNMENT POLICIESHABITATHOMELESS PEOPLEHOMEOWNERSHOUSEHOLD INVESTMENTSHOUSEHOLDSHOUSESHOUSINGHOUSING FINANCEHOUSING IMPROVEMENTSHOUSING LOANSHOUSING POLICYHOUSING PROGRAMSHOUSING PROJECTSHOUSING RELOCATIONHOUSING RIGHTSHOUSING STANDARDSHOUSING UNITSHUTSINCOMEINCOME GROUPSINEQUALITYINFORMAL FINANCEINFORMAL SETTLEMENTSINSTALLMENTSINSTITUTIONAL ANALYSISINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINSTITUTIONAL QUALITYINSTITUTIONAL STRUCTUREINTEREST RATEINTEREST RATESINTERVENTIONSLACK OF ACCESSLACK OF FINANCELAND GRANTLAND GRANTSLAND MARKETLAND MARKETSLAND PRICESLAND RIGHTSLAND TENURELAND USELENDERSLIVING CONDITIONSLOANLOAN AMOUNTSLOAN FUNDLOAN PROGRAMSLOANS TO GROUPSLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURESLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL LEVELLOCAL OFFICIALSLOW-INCOME FAMILIESMARKET DEVELOPMENTMARKET ECONOMIESMICROFINANCEMONEY LENDERSMONEYLENDERSMORTGAGEMORTGAGE LENDINGMORTGAGE LOANSMORTGAGE MARKETMUNICIPAL AGENCIESMUNICIPAL FINANCEMUNICIPAL LEVELMUNICIPALITIESNEIGHBORHOODNEIGHBORHOODSNEW COMMUNITIESOUTREACHPER CAPITA INCOMEPOOR HOUSINGPRIVATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSPRIVATE LENDERSPRIVATE PROPERTIESPROPERTY RIGHTSPROVISION OF FINANCEPUBLICPUBLIC HOUSINGPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSPUBLIC PROVISIONPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICESREAL ESTATEREPAYMENTREPAYMENT PERIODSREPAYMENT SCHEDULESREPAYMENTSRESETTLEMENTREVOLVING FUNDREVOLVING LOANREVOLVING LOANSROADSSAVINGSSAVINGS GROUPSAVINGS GROUPSSCHOOLSSECONDARY CITIESSELF-HELPSETTLEMENTSETTLEMENT UPGRADINGSETTLEMENTSSEWAGESHELTERSITE DEVELOPMENTSLUMSLUM UPGRADINGSLUMSSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL COHESIONSOURCES OF FINANCESOURCES OF FUNDSSQUATTERSQUATTERSSUBSIDY COSTSSUPPLY OF FINANCETECHNICAL ASSISTANCETOWNSURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSURBAN COMMUNITIESURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN HOUSINGURBAN LANDURBAN POORURBAN POPULATIONURBAN POPULATIONSURBAN POVERTYURBAN REDEVELOPMENTURBANIZATIONVACANT LANDVILLAGESVOUCHERWASTEWASTESWATER SUPPLYWORKERS HOUSING10.1596/20100