Housing policies and programs in Guatemala: diagnosis, evaluation and guidelines for action

This paper focuses on five related matters: (a) an analysis of the present economic, political,
and social context of the Guatemalan housing sector; (b) a summary of the conditions
prevailing in the sector; (c) a diagnosis of the status of housing policy in the country; (d) an
evaluation of the Government=s current housing program; and (e) a set of guidelines for
corrective action on housing policy in general and on the housing program in particular.