Training New Housing Entrepreneurs — A Malaysian Scenario

Housing is a basic human need that not only serves as a shelter, but also is a simultaneous source of luxury, investment, privacy, and comfort. In Malaysia, the housing sector is an indispensable indicator of economic empowerment because the meeting of housing needs for all people has long been an o...

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Main Authors: Jaafar, Mastura, Syed Abu Bakar, Syed Putra, Wan Daud, Wan Mohd Dzulkifli
Other Authors: Sanchez-Garcia, Jose C
Format: Book Section
Published: Intech 2015
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/30180/
http://eprints.usm.my/30180/1/Training_New_Housing_Entrepreneurs.pdf
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spelling usm-301802018-01-03T11:11:44Z Training New Housing Entrepreneurs — A Malaysian Scenario Jaafar, Mastura Syed Abu Bakar, Syed Putra Wan Daud, Wan Mohd Dzulkifli TH1-9745 Building construction Housing is a basic human need that not only serves as a shelter, but also is a simultaneous source of luxury, investment, privacy, and comfort. In Malaysia, the housing sector is an indispensable indicator of economic empowerment because the meeting of housing needs for all people has long been an objective of national policy [1]. Housing is an important wealth constituent [2] that affects the welfare of all people either directly or indirectly [3] in the form of improved living environments. Moreover, the housing sector significantly affects the macroeconomy of Malaysia: in 1996, it contributed 4.5% to the growth domestic product [4] and acted as a tool to ‘pump prime’ the economy following the Asian financial crisis from 1997 to 1998 [5]. Intech Sanchez-Garcia, Jose C 2015 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.usm.my/30180/1/Training_New_Housing_Entrepreneurs.pdf Jaafar, Mastura and Syed Abu Bakar, Syed Putra and Wan Daud, Wan Mohd Dzulkifli (2015) Training New Housing Entrepreneurs — A Malaysian Scenario. In: Entrepreneurship Education and Training. Intech, Croatia. http://eprints.usm.my/30180/
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topic TH1-9745 Building construction
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Jaafar, Mastura
Syed Abu Bakar, Syed Putra
Wan Daud, Wan Mohd Dzulkifli
Training New Housing Entrepreneurs — A Malaysian Scenario
description Housing is a basic human need that not only serves as a shelter, but also is a simultaneous source of luxury, investment, privacy, and comfort. In Malaysia, the housing sector is an indispensable indicator of economic empowerment because the meeting of housing needs for all people has long been an objective of national policy [1]. Housing is an important wealth constituent [2] that affects the welfare of all people either directly or indirectly [3] in the form of improved living environments. Moreover, the housing sector significantly affects the macroeconomy of Malaysia: in 1996, it contributed 4.5% to the growth domestic product [4] and acted as a tool to ‘pump prime’ the economy following the Asian financial crisis from 1997 to 1998 [5].
author2 Sanchez-Garcia, Jose C
author_facet Sanchez-Garcia, Jose C
Jaafar, Mastura
Syed Abu Bakar, Syed Putra
Wan Daud, Wan Mohd Dzulkifli
format Book Section
author Jaafar, Mastura
Syed Abu Bakar, Syed Putra
Wan Daud, Wan Mohd Dzulkifli
author_sort Jaafar, Mastura
title Training New Housing Entrepreneurs — A Malaysian Scenario
title_short Training New Housing Entrepreneurs — A Malaysian Scenario
title_full Training New Housing Entrepreneurs — A Malaysian Scenario
title_fullStr Training New Housing Entrepreneurs — A Malaysian Scenario
title_full_unstemmed Training New Housing Entrepreneurs — A Malaysian Scenario
title_sort training new housing entrepreneurs — a malaysian scenario
publisher Intech
publishDate 2015
url http://eprints.usm.my/30180/
http://eprints.usm.my/30180/1/Training_New_Housing_Entrepreneurs.pdf
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