"This study sheds light on the overall situation of housing and infrastructure in Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], with particular emphasis on its slum neighborhoods. The purpose is to examine efforts made to date to address the problem and to pinpoint important areas where policy interventions are needed in order to improve the lives of the city's slum dwellers ... a concise survey of the macroeconomic realities of Ethiopia will be presented, followed by a review of past and present urban development housing polices, urban governance and the overall urban housing situation in the country." (Quoted from book)