Revisiting the Self-Help Housing debate: Perception of Self-Help Housing by the beneficiaries of South African low-cost housing

• 1.0 Chap I: Introduction -Presentation of the topic and its context
  
  • 1.1: Presentation of the topic
    
  • 1.2: Rationale and Problem Statement
    
  • 1.3: Research questions
    
    • 1.3.1 The main research question
      
    • 1.3.2. Sub-research questions
      
  • 1.4: Aims and objectives
    
  • 1.5: Hypothesis
    
  • 1.6: Research Methodologies
    
    • 1.6.1. Theoretical Review
      
    • 1.6.2. Theoretical Framework
      
  • 1.7: Case Study: The failure of the implementation of PHP in Tembisa and its justification
    
  • 1.8: Analysis of SHH in Tembisa
    
  • 1.9: Scope and limitations
    
• 2.0 Chapter II: Concepts which give rise to Self-Help Housing.
  
  • 2.1: Introduction of the chapter
    
  • 2.2: Liberalism: Principles, strengths and weaknesses
    
    • 2.2.1: Principles of liberalism
      
    • 2.2.2 The role of the State according to liberal thought
      
    • 2.2.2.a The State organizing housing activities
      
    • 2.2.2.b The State in the role of planning housing activities
      
    • 2.2.3. Strengths of liberal thought
      
    • 2.2.4. Weaknesses of liberal thought
      
  • 2.3: Neo-liberal thought: Principles, weaknesses and strengths
    
    • 2.3.1 The main principles of neo-liberalist thought
      
    • 2.3.2: The role of the neo-liberal State
      
    • 2.3.3 Strengths of neo-liberalism
      
    • 2.3.4 Weaknesses of neo-liberalist principles
      
  • 2.4: Inequalities
    
    • 2.4.1 Definitions and overview
      
    • 2.4.2 Inequality at the Global level
      
    • 2.4.3 Inequalities at the local level (in South Africa)
      
    • 2.4.3.1 South Africa and racial inequality
      
    • 2.4.4: The relationship between inequality and the rise of Self-Help Housing
      
    • 2.5: Poverty
      
    • 2.5.1 Definitions and overview
      
    • 2.5.2 Poverty and the rise of SHH
      
  • 2.6. The concept of need
    
    • 2.6.1 The dynamic of need and desire
      
    • 2.6.2 The need for housing and the rise of SHH
      
• 3.0. Chap 3: Self-Help Housing literature review
  
  • 3.1: Introduction of the chapter
    
  • 3.2: The different forms and definition of SHH
    
    • 3.2.1 Autonomous or Spontaneous form of SHH
      
    • 3.2.1.1 Possible reactions of a given government regarding the issue of informal settlement
      
    • 3.2.2 State supported SHH
      
    • 3.2.3 The State initiated SHH
      
    • 3.2.4. The Market SHH
      
  • 3.3 The strengths and weaknesses of SHH
    
    • 3.3.1 The strengths
      
    • 3.3.2 Weaknesses of SHH
      
  • 3.4. The international experience of SHH
    
    • 3.4.1 Analysis of Aided SHH in Cuba
      
    • 3.4.2 The Canadian experience of Self-Help Housing
      
  • 3.5 The South African experience of SHH
    
  • 3.6: The criteria for successful implementation of SHH in South Africa
    
• 4.0: Chapter IV: Case Study in Tembisa
  
  • 4.1. Introduction of the case Study
    
  • 4.2. Geographical situation of Tembisa
    
  • 4.3. Housing conditions in Tembisa
    
  • 4.4. Findings of interviews
    
    • 4.4.1 Categories of people interviewed
      
    • 4.4.2. Description of People interviewed
      
    • 4.4.3 Reasons of the non-widespread use of SHH in Tembisa
      
    • 4.4.3.a Land issue
      
    • 4.4.3.b Right to accessing adequate Shelter
      
    • 4.4.3.c. The ignorance of the right to have access to adequate shelter
      
    • 4.4.3.d Attitude of dependency
      
    • 4.4.3.e Paternalistic attitude
      
    • 4.4.3.f The evidence of a weak community
      
    • 4.4.3.g Priority of needs
      
• 5.0 Chapter V: Conclusion and recommendations
  
  • 5.1 General considerations
    
  • 5.2 Recommendations and perspectives for future research
    
    • 5.2.1 Recommendations
      
    • 5.2.2 Perspective for future researches
      
• References
  
  • Burgess, R. (1992), Helping some to help themselves, Third world Housing Policies and Development strategies in Mathey, K, (1992), Beyond Self-help housing, edited by Kosta Mathey, Mansell, London and New York
    
  • Constitutions of the Republic of South Africa as adopted by the Constitutional Assembly on 8 May 1996.
    
  • Huchzermeyer, M. (2002a), Adressing Seggregation Through Housing Policy and Finance, in Harrison, P., Huchzermeyer, M., and Mayekiso, M. (2002), Confronting Fragmentation: Housing and Urban Development in a Democratizing Society, University of Cape Town.
    
  • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
    
  • Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966