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In numerous statements, successive governments of Malaysia have recognized housing as both a basic human need and an important component of the country’s economy. Underlying this, the primary, formal objective of Malaysia’s housing policy has been to ensure that all citizens, particularly low-income groups, have access to adequate and decent shelter (Wan et al., 2011). In addition to ensuring an adequate supply of housing, another ostensible objective has been to promote a safe, healthy, convenient and beautiful living environment. Essentially, housing has been perceived as a vehicle for achieving human settlements that not only meet the physical need for shelter but also the particular national need for social, cultural and ethnic integration.
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Aziz, W.N.A.W.A., Singaravelloo, K., Doling, J., Hanif, N.R. (2014). Towards a Housing Policy in Malaysia. In: Doling, J., Ronald, R. (eds) Housing East Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137314529_7
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