The housing problem in El Salvador and the role of the State

Abstract

THIS PAPER ESTABLISHES A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HOUSING DEFICIT AND CERTAIN SOCIO-ECONOMIC-STRUCTURAL ASPECTS. IT ANALYZES THE WORK OF THE STATE IN THE HOUSING SECTOR, IN PARTICULAR, IDENTIFYING A BASIC CONTRADICTION BETWEEN THE HOUSING NEEDS OF THE STATE, WHICH, PARADOXICALLY, IS ORIENTED TOWARDS THE MIDDLE, UPPER-MIDDLE AND HIGH SECTORS.