シンガポール公共住宅政策の展開：新自由主義経済のもとでの公共住宅政策の果たす役割

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Income disparity is widening globally under neoliberalism. In most of major Asian cities, as housing and real estate prices have been rising faster than income, the housing gap between social classes and generations has been expanding. Under such circumstances, Singapore has maintained affordable public housing policy with strong government commitment, raised its quality level. This paper aims at reviewing characteristics of the public housing policy of Singapore and its evolution from viewpoints of (1) presence of public housing in Singapore, (2) affordable housing policies, (3) upgrading and renewal strategies of Housing & Development Board (HDB) towns and estates, (4) rapid ageing society and policy responses on public housing, and sustainable smart town development. Singapore's public housing policy is a device for social stability in the neoliberal economic society. The sale of subsidized public housing with a variety of housing grants based on the ability to pay also functions as a system of redistribution of wealth. Taking advantage of the quantitative base that public housing accounts for nearly 70% of the housing stock and 80% of the citizens and permanent residents live in the public housing, the government effectively makes policies on sustainable urban management and creating elderly people friendly society. All these contribute enhance the quality of life of Singapore