Most developing states are unable to escape the forces of globalization and thus have a free market or capitalist economic systems, therefore the scale and importance of the demand for “housing” for the poor and marginalized are on the rise in these countries. Let me enumerate some of the reasons why housing policies for the poor in developing countries have become a contested issue. First, urbanization has emerged as a global trend increasing the size of the urban poor. Rapid urbanization and globalization have put tremendous pressure on the political governments of developing countries to prioritize the housing sector and deliver low-cost and affordable housing to the end-users.