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Author Heijden, Harry van der (Hermanus), 1959-

Title West European housing systems in a comparative perspective / Harry van der Heijden
Published Amsterdam : IOS Press, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (235 pages) : illustrations
Series Sustainable urban areas, 1574-6410 ; 46
Sustainable urban areas ; 46. 1574-6410
Contents Title Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Introduction; Defining a housing system; Theoretical approaches to international comparative analysis; Introduction; The convergence theory; Structures of housing provision and Harloe's theory on the social rental sector; Divergence theory; Evaluation; Research methods; Objective and research questions; Data and selection of countries; Introduction to the articles; References; Housing policy in seven European countries. The role of politics in housing; Introduction; Exogenous factors: demographic change and socio-economic limitations
Housing construction policy Housing policy between 1970 and 1990; an overview; Housing policy in the 1970's; Housing policy in the 1980's; Concluding remarks; References; The private rental sector in Western Europe. Development since the Second World War and prospects for the future; Introduction; Characterization of the private rental sector; Developments of housing systems after the Second World War and consequences for the private rental sector; Similarities in developments; The decline of the private rental sector; Country-specific developments; The future of the private rental sector
The impact of the crisis (b) policy responses: (1) finance system measures The impact of the crisis (b) policy responses: (2) housing system measures; Explanation for variations in impacts (a) the economics of housing market volatility; Explanations for variations in impacts (b) housing system approaches; Dynamic versus static housing systems: the theory; Dynamic housing systems; Static housing systems; Dynamic versus static housing systems: the application to several countries; The countries classified by type of housing system; Dynamic versus static housing systems: stabilizing factors
Owner-occupied housing sector Rental sector; Conclusions; References; Social rented housing in Western Europe. Developments and expectations; Introduction; A theoretical perspective on the development of the social rented sector: Convergence and divergence; Development of the policy context; Development of the position of the social rented sector in the housing market; The development of the character of the social rented sector and the consequences for the position of social landlords; The role of the social rented sector for various income categories
Notes Technische Universiteit Delft
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Text in English; summary in Dutch
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Subject Housing -- Europe, Western
Housing policy -- Europe, Western
Housing -- Law and legislation -- Europe, Western
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Housing
Housing -- Law and legislation
Housing policy
Western Europe
Form Electronic book
Author IOS Press.
LC no. 2012537410
ISBN 9781614991953
1614991952
1574641046
9781574641042
1574641042
1614991944
9781614991946
1299333451
9781299333451