Abstract
The Role of Federalism in Malaysian Low-Cost Housing Provision: The Unexplored Dimension
Highlights
The word “federalism” has several possible sources that may have helped to inspire the idea: intellectual-theological, ecclesiastical, and political precedents (Riker 1964)
This study describes the lived experiences of the impact of Federalism on low-cost housing (LCH) Provision in Malaysia as described by participants (Creswell 2014)
Findings from this study indicate that the federal government is not giving all states equal treatment in regard to the grant for the LCH provision
Summary
The word “federalism” has several possible sources that may have helped to inspire the idea: intellectual-theological, ecclesiastical, and political precedents (Riker 1964). Federalism does not have one universal definition. Boadway and Anwar (2009, 5) defined federalism as “a system that represents either a ‘coming together’ or a ‘holding together’ of constituent geographic units to take advantage of the greatness and smallness of nations.” Inman (2007) affirms that the word “federal” represents any form of government that brings as one, in a coalition, constituent governments each of which recognises the legitimacy of an overarching central government to make decisions on some matters once entirely the duty of individual member states. Federalism is the separation of authority between the central government and the states that affect the safety, housing, health, education among others of each citizen living in that country. Federalism refers to the vertical delegation of powers to federal, state and local governments
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