The city of Bangkok, Thailand faces the sorts of housing problems that are experienced throughout the Global South, where urban housing is unaffordable to large numbers of residents or is of extremely poor quality. Standard economic analysis suggests that privatization of land will enable the free market to solve the housing problem. Anne Haila, a leading urban economist, turned this mainstream logic on its head, claiming that land privatization worsens housing problems. She also argued that systems based on sharing are needed. Bangkok sought to solve its housing problem with conventional methods of public housing and social housing, but that policy was unsuccessful. This article recommends the application of core Islamic social and moral values: social responsibility and generosity. The use of non-private land, such as religious waqf land, offers an effective alternative housing system. Waqf land practices demonstrate the philosophy of Islamic philanthropy, as I show in a case study of how waqf land is used in Bangkok. The evidence demonstrates that a sharing alternative can help alleviate urban problems. This study is just one example of a practice within the Islamic collective philanthropic spirit.

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Waqf 和城市住房问题：伊斯兰土地捐赠用于曼谷的住房

泰国曼谷市面临着整个全球南方都经历过的各种住房问题，那里的城市住房对于大量居民来说是负担不起的，或者是质量极差的。标准的经济分析表明，土地私有化将使自由市场能够解决住房问题。著名城市经济学家安妮·海拉 (Anne Haila) 颠覆了这一主流逻辑，声称土地私有化加剧了住房问题。她还认为需要基于共享的系统。曼谷试图通过公共住房和社会住房的传统方法解决其住房问题，但该政策没有成功。本文建议应用核心伊斯兰社会和道德价值观：社会责任和慷慨。使用非私人土地，例如宗教waqf土地，提供了一个有效的替代住房系统。教产土地实践证明伊斯兰慈善事业的理念，我在展示如何为例教产土地在曼谷使用。证据表明，共享替代方案有助于缓解城市问题。这项研究只是伊斯兰集体慈善精神实践的一个例子。