| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 492 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Introduction; Chapter One: Housing Policy in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union; The Housing Shortage -- Quantitative Aspects; The Housing Shortage -- Qualitative Aspects; The Causes of the Housing Shortage; The Effects of the Housing Shortage; The Effects of the Housing Shortage upon Demography; Housing Policy since 1945; Conclusion; References; Chapter Two: Housing Policy in Poland; Introduction; The Demand for Housing; The Supply of Housing; The Situation in the Mid-1980s; Future Developments; References |
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Chapter Three: Housing Policy in CzechoslovakiaIntroduction; Trends in Housing Conditions and Construction; Tenure Types; Housing Types and Occupancy; Housing for Special Population Groups; Finance; Rates of Construction; Construction Design and Management; Renewal and Rehabilitation; Housing Needs and Mechanisms of Distribution; Current Problems and Policies; Relationship of Housing to Industry; Future Trends; Conclusion; References; Chapter Four: Housing Policy in Romania; Introduction; Socialist Romania: Housing Programmes; Housing Organisation and Allocation Mechanisms |
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Socialist Romania: The Urban DimensionHousing Complexes: The Case of Cluj-Napoca; Siting Problems: The Case of Iaşi; Socialist Romania: The Rural Dimension; Rural Planning; Conclusion: Problems and Prospects; References; Chapter Five: Housing Policy in Bulgaria; Introduction; Ideology and Housing: From Marx to Zhivkov; The Early Years: 1945-1965; The Later Years: 1966-1987; Housing Institutions and Organisations; Housing Markets and Allocation Mechanisms; Problems and Policy Orientation; Prospective Developments; Conclusion; References; Chapter Six: Housing Policy in the Soviet Union |
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IntroductionPerestroika; Changes in Soviet Housing Standards; The Cost of Housing; Rationalisation of the State Housing Sector; Reductions in Housing Construction Costs; The Owner-Occupied Sector; House-building Co-operatives; Rental Payments; Conclusion; References; Chapter Seven: Housing Policy in the German Democratic Republic; The Present Situation; The Property Situation; Some Ideological Explanations for the Development of Housing; Construction of Tenement Houses; Modernisation of Inadequate Housing Stock; Housing Provided by Co-operative Societies; Private Housing Construction |
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Regional and Locational DifferentiationConclusion; Note; References; Chapter Eight: Housing Policy in Albania; Context; Data Sources; The Context of Settlement Planning and Demographic Development; Settlement Planning and Demographic Trends; Trends in Housing Conditions and Construction 1945-1985; Tenure Status; Housing Types and their Distribution; Finance; The Role of Housing Institutions and Organisations; Problems and Policy Orientations; Prospective Developments; References; Chapter Nine: Housing Policy in Yugoslavia; Trends in Housing Conditions and Construction: 1945-1985 |
| Summary |
Housing has enjoyed a high place on the agendas of most socialist countries. However this place has not been undisputed and this book examines the internal and external forces which have influenced housing under central planning |
| Analysis |
Communist countries Housing Policies of governments |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Housing policy -- Europe, Eastern
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Housing policy -- Soviet Union
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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Housing policy
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Wohnungspolitik
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Huisvestingsbeleid.
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Eastern Europe
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Soviet Union
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Ostblock
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Sowjetunion
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sillince, John, 1946-
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| LC no. |
89077046 |
| ISBN |
0203169344 |
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9780203169346 |
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9786610079292 |
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6610079293 |
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9780415021340 |
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0415021340 |
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9781134976614 |
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1134976615 |
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9781134976560 |
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1134976569 |
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9781134976607 |
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1134976607 |
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