ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book explains the social changes that have given rise to the dominance and limitations of public rental housing and their implications and impacts on the social wellbeing of the lower income groups. It aims to consider the diverse approaches adopted to enable different income groups to acquire home ownership. The book points out that housing policy, housing wellbeing and housing justice have dramatically changed in the past several decades, the most significant being re-focusing the goal of housing policy on enabling every citizen to live in an appropriate home. It shows that the government plays an important role to ensure adequate access to home ownership by all. The book also explains the huge increase in housing inequality consequent to the housing reform.
