Global-South YIMBY shift

Updated: 2025.07.28 7M ago 1 sources
Adapting pro-housing deregulation from rich countries to low-capacity contexts to unlock urban building at scale. — Guides policy design on permitting, land use, and property rights where state capacity and budgets are limited, with stakes for affordability, jobs, and emissions.

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Yes In My Bamako Yard
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The piece explicitly argues “Africa needs a YIMBY movement,” citing onerous legal barriers and weak governance as bottlenecks to housing and infrastructure buildout.
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