http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/one-consequence-of-the-rent-control-act/ Issues & insights Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:09:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/one-consequence-of-the-rent-control-act/#comment-1165 Ravikiran Rao Fri, 09 Dec 2005 05:39:08 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=169#comment-1165 Chandra, Very badly. New York has the same problems that Mumbai has. I don't know about SFO, but from what I know of rent control in the US, the cities that have them have housing shortages and crumbling infrastructure. The correlation is quite strong. Chandra,
Very badly. New York has the same problems that Mumbai has. I don’t know about SFO, but from what I know of rent control in the US, the cities that have them have housing shortages and crumbling infrastructure. The correlation is quite strong.

]]> http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/one-consequence-of-the-rent-control-act/#comment-1161 Chandra Dulam Thu, 08 Dec 2005 18:38:42 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=169#comment-1161 While I don't favor rent control (it surely doesn't make slums less likely), I think San Francisco and New York have some kind of rent control. Surely Mumbai buildings are more dilapidated then buildings in those two cities. I wonder how the controls work in these cities? While I don’t favor rent control (it surely doesn’t make slums less likely), I think San Francisco and New York have some kind of rent control. Surely Mumbai buildings are more dilapidated then buildings in those two cities. I wonder how the controls work in these cities?

]]> http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/one-consequence-of-the-rent-control-act/#comment-1152 Amit Varma Thu, 08 Dec 2005 09:58:40 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=169#comment-1152 Thanks Manoj, my mistake. Changing now. Thanks Manoj, my mistake. Changing now.

]]> http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/one-consequence-of-the-rent-control-act/#comment-1149 Manoj Thu, 08 Dec 2005 09:22:09 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=169#comment-1149 The amount should be $540 mn not $5.4 bn as mentoned The amount should be $540 mn not $5.4 bn as mentoned

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