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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460153203321

Autore

Hoekstra J. S. C. M

Titolo

Divergence in European welfare and housing systems [[electronic resource] /] / Joris Hoekstra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : IOS Press, 2010

ISBN

6612956291

1-282-95629-9

9786612956294

1-60750-668-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Sustainable urban areas, , 1574-6410 ; ; 38

Disciplina

301.54

Soggetti

Public welfare - Europe

Public housing - Europe

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Preface; Contents; Introduction; Housing and the welfare state in the Netherlands An application of Esping-Andersen's typology; Is there a connection between welfare state regime and dwelling type? An exploratory statistical analysis; Two types of rental system? An exploratory empirical test of Kemeny's rental system typology; Homeownership and housing satisfaction; Recent changes in Spanish housing policies. Subsidized owner-occupancy dwellings as a new tenure sector?; High vacancy rates and rising house prices. The Spanish paradox; Conclusions; Samenvatting (Dutch summary)

Curriculum vitae

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the relationship between the characteristics of the welfare state and the characteristics of the housing system (housing policies, housing outcomes and housing market developments) in different European countries. It consists of a theoretical framework, six published articles and a concluding chapter. All six articles use the welfare state regime theory and typology of Esping-Andersen, the housing system typology of Kemeny or both, or at least some aspects of these, as an explanatory framework. The results of the investigations



indicate that there are considerable difference