03117nam 2200613Ia 450 991043833760332120200520144314.01-283-61228-3978661392473594-007-4384-X10.1007/978-94-007-4384-7(CKB)2560000000091171(EBL)972009(OCoLC)806460168(SSID)ssj0000740791(PQKBManifestationID)11400747(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000740791(PQKBWorkID)10701360(PQKB)11569913(DE-He213)978-94-007-4384-7(MiAaPQ)EBC972009(PPN)168337800(EXLCZ)99256000000009117120120817d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDemographic change and housing wealth home-owners, pensions and asset-based welfare in Europe /John Doling, Marja Elsinga ; with contribution by Kees Dol ... [et al.]1st ed. 2013.Dordrecht ;New York Springerc20131 online resource (171 p.)Description based upon print version of record.94-007-9572-6 94-007-4383-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.1: Issues and Approaches -- 2: Home Ownership Rates -- 3: Housing Wealth in the Household Portfolio -- 4: Housing Asset Strategies for Old Age -- 5: Home Ownership as a Pension -- 6: Lessons from East Asia -- 7: Conclusions -- References.Across the EU, populations are shrinking and ageing. An increasing burden is being placed on a smaller working population to generate the taxes required for pensions and care costs. Welfare states are weakening in many countries and across Europe, households are being increasingly expected to plan for their retirement and future care needs within this risky environment. At the same time, the proportion of people buying their own home in most countries has risen, so that some two-thirds of European households now own their homes.  Housing equity now considerably exceeds total European GDP. This book discusses questions like: to what extent might home ownership provide a potential cure for some of the consequences of ageing populations by realizing housing equity in order to meet the consumption needs of older people? What does this mean for patterns of inheritance and longer-term inequalities across Europe? And to what extent are governments banking on their citizens utilising their housing wealth now and in the future?Home ownershipEuropePopulation agingEuropeHome ownershipPopulation aging363.5Doling J. F1605123Elsinga Marja1125649Dol Kees1755147MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910438337603321Demographic change and housing wealth4191817UNINA