Brief History of Department of Urban and Housing Development

Focal Institution for Housing Sector in Myanmar

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ID19569804
AuthorsMyint Naing (Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume09
Issue04
Pages730-743
Publication date2021-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCurrent Urban Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2328-4900 • E-ISSN: 2328-4919
PublisherScientific Research Publishing, Inc. (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4236/cus.2021.94043
OpenAlexW4206711314
LanguageEN
References cited9

The housing deficit in the urban area has become a global problem especially in developing countries like Myanmar, and many countries have been concerned about addressing the challenge of providing adequate housing for their citizens. Unfortunately, successive governments of Myanmar after independence had not recognized and prioritized housing agenda except Parliamentary Democracy Regime (1948-1962) and at least three-quarters of the total population reside in inadequate housing nowadays. The focal institution of government is the key actor of action for housing sector development among all stakeholders in the third world. The main objective of this article is to examine the brief of governmental institutions related to the housing sector, era by era in Myanmar. Most governments and government institutions could not uplift the living standard (especially shelter conditions) and unable to fulfil the satisfaction of their people

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Institution · Political science · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Urban and Rural Development Challenges

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