Housing Policy, Wellbeing and Social Development in Asia - 9781138208186

CRC Press

Housing Policy, Wellbeing and Social Development in AsiaAuthor(s): Rebecca Lai Har Chiu, Seong-Kyu Ha\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138208186, 978-1138208186\nSynopsis\nThis book investigates how housing policy changes in Asia since the late 1990s have impacted on housing affordability, security, livability, culture and social development. \n\nUsing case study examples from countries/cities including China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the contributors contextualize housing policy development in terms of both global and local socio-economic and political changes. They then investigate how policy changes have shaped and re-shaped the housing wellbeing of the local people and the social development within these places, which they argue should constitute the core purpose of housing policy.\n\nThis book will open up a new dimension for un.