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الإسكان الميسر بدول الخليج
[Affordable Housing in GCC countries]

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  • Elasrag, Hussein

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The right to adequate housing is internationally recognized as an important component of the basic human right to an adequate standard of living and the United Nations Housing Rights Program UN-HABITAT agenda states that "Governments should take appropriate action in order to promote, protect and ensure the full and progressive realization of the right to adequate housing." As we have seen GCC governments are making great strides to improve the housing situation in the region. They are investing their oil revenues not only in education but also in housing projects. However, it is vital that governments make affordable housing a national priority. They should take into consideration the rising aspirations of a growing young population and look for new ways to establish affordable housing projects. The Paper concludes with recommendations that can help with releasing the housing problem and deals with the local economy and environmental conditions.

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  • Elasrag, Hussein, 2014. "الإسكان الميسر بدول الخليج [Affordable Housing in GCC countries]," MPRA Paper 68692, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:68692
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    Keywords

    Affordable Housing ; GCC countries; Housing Rights;
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    JEL classification:

    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
    • R31 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Housing Supply and Markets
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy

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