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The changing role of the state and market in low cost housing provision in Malaysia

Since 1990s the global trend in housing provision shows a shift towards greater market role including for low income housing. Increasingly the state relied on market to provide low income housing and confined its role as enabler and facilitator to support the market. Housing provision refers to proc...

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Main Author: Shuid, Syafiee
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Language:English
Published: Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM 2011
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HT51 Human settlements. Communities
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spelling my.iium.irep.85922013-04-18T04:42:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/8592/ The changing role of the state and market in low cost housing provision in Malaysia Shuid, Syafiee HT51 Human settlements. Communities Since 1990s the global trend in housing provision shows a shift towards greater market role including for low income housing. Increasingly the state relied on market to provide low income housing and confined its role as enabler and facilitator to support the market. Housing provision refers to process of housing production and consumption or allocation by the consumers. Thus, the analysis in this paper focused on the role of the state and market in low cost housing production and allocation process. The findings showed the state gradually began to retreat from direct low cost housing provision and relied on market since 1990s. Despite economic crisis in 1997-1998 the market still played significance role in low cost housing production. Instead the state focused on solving housing problem among the squatters and revived the economy through public housing programmes. However in terms of low cost housing allocation, the state still retained it controlled since 1950s. Thus, explained the unique features of low cost housing provision system in Malaysia. Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM 2011 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/8592/1/JAPCM_-_Syafiee.pdf Shuid, Syafiee (2011) The changing role of the state and market in low cost housing provision in Malaysia. Journal of Architecture, Planning and Construction Management, 1 (1). pp. 39-70. ISSN 2231-9514 http://www.iium.edu.my/kaedjournal/
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topic HT51 Human settlements. Communities
spellingShingle HT51 Human settlements. Communities
Shuid, Syafiee
The changing role of the state and market in low cost housing provision in Malaysia
description Since 1990s the global trend in housing provision shows a shift towards greater market role including for low income housing. Increasingly the state relied on market to provide low income housing and confined its role as enabler and facilitator to support the market. Housing provision refers to process of housing production and consumption or allocation by the consumers. Thus, the analysis in this paper focused on the role of the state and market in low cost housing production and allocation process. The findings showed the state gradually began to retreat from direct low cost housing provision and relied on market since 1990s. Despite economic crisis in 1997-1998 the market still played significance role in low cost housing production. Instead the state focused on solving housing problem among the squatters and revived the economy through public housing programmes. However in terms of low cost housing allocation, the state still retained it controlled since 1950s. Thus, explained the unique features of low cost housing provision system in Malaysia.
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author Shuid, Syafiee
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title The changing role of the state and market in low cost housing provision in Malaysia
title_short The changing role of the state and market in low cost housing provision in Malaysia
title_full The changing role of the state and market in low cost housing provision in Malaysia
title_fullStr The changing role of the state and market in low cost housing provision in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The changing role of the state and market in low cost housing provision in Malaysia
title_sort changing role of the state and market in low cost housing provision in malaysia
publisher Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/8592/1/JAPCM_-_Syafiee.pdf
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