| Summary: | 碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 都市計劃與開發管理學系 === 106 === Since Industrial Revolution, for the governments around the world, the issue of housing has become a serious domestic problem. In the past, some governments treated it lightly. However, after World War II, some governments started to get involved in formulating housing policies, which demonstrated rulers’ determination to find a solution.
In the U.S., the housing policy has developed diversely. Because of ethnic diversity, the amount of housing subsidies is much more than the amount of public housing and the supply of public housing presents a wave-like fluctuation. In the U.K., the public housing has been built after World War II. Since 1979, political parties implemented privatization and the ownership increased rapidly. Nevertheless, after the amount of public housing had decreased considerably, the construction of public housing was suspended. It was not until party alternation that the public housing was built up again so that the government started to develop multiple housing policies. In Singapore, the government has not only developed the economy but also intervened in the problem of habitation at the same time. The result is so successful that it is worth being a reference to Taiwan because Singapore and Taiwan both share similar Chinese culture. In addition, Taiwan lacks experience in housing issue. For example, in the past, public housing was the main policy, but in recent years, it is social housing that has just developed because of growing popular discontent. Therefore, the housing policy in Taiwan needs to be improved. The present study will indicate what should be revised and what should be reserved.
The study will focus on the housing policy in the U.S., the U.K., and Singapore. Historical documents which present the process of how to formulate, implement and face difficulties in housing policy will be featured in the whole study. Moreover, by interviewing scholars, specialties, government officials and social institutions, the direction of housing policy will become clear so that Taiwanese government will know how to improve the status quo.
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