Private Sector and Housing Policies in the Global South

Abstract

Housing is one of the basic requirements of any human just like food and clothing. The global south consists of countries with several housing issues, especially for the poor and small settlements. Each country develops its own housing and urban policies according to what suits them, however, some of these policies neither yield results nor improve their housing problems. A review of journals, conferences, and other materials on Nigeria’s and Malaysia’s housing policies and the roles played by the private sector is the focus of this study. This paper is a comparative review of housing policy in Nigeria and Malaysia, two of the countries in the global south. It was discovered that the private sector does not participate in formulating housing policies with the government but is encouraged through policies to contribute to housing delivery. Therefore, more efforts should be made by the government to involve them.