Housing policy and housing finance in the Czech Republic during transition : an example of the schism between the still-living past and the need of reform / Martin Lux.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lux, Martin.

Series:

Sustainable urban areas ; 28.

Sustainable urban areas, 1574-6410 ; 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing--Czech Republic.

Housing.

Housing policy--Czech Republic.

Housing policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Netherlands : Delft University of Technology, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book contains the description and evaluation of a profound housing system reform constituting part of the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy in the Czech Republic. It addresses two goals: to evaluate housing subsidies (reforms) by application of improved methods of welfare economics and, secondly, to list the main factors explaining the particular outcomes of selected reforms. The author applied methods of welfare economics for an evaluation of housing subsidies in a scale unique in housing studies. The analysis of underlying factors influencing formation of housing reforms brought new findings about the essence of transition in post-socialist countries.

Contents:

Title Page

Contents

Preface and acknowledgements

Introduction

Meaning of 'transition'

The goal of the book

Preliminary questions

Theoretical and methodological framework

Theories on housing systems' development

Inspiration in comparative housing studies

What theoretical framework to choose?

Theories on the role of the state in the field of housing consumption

Economic perspective

Social perspective

State as 'rational economist' and 'understanding paternalist'

Why do states intervene as 'understanding paternalists'?

Methodology of assessment of the role of the state in the field of housing consumption

Public interventions in the field of housing consumption - hypothetical cases

Public interventions in the field of housing consumption - practical cases

The methodology of assessment of housing subsidies: the concept of efficiency and effectiveness

Methodological discussion on international comparison of housing systems

Case of misunderstanding - 'social' housing in transition countries

Methodological imperative - individual openness of researchers in comparative studies

Research questions

Outline of the book

Housing policies and housing finance during transition in selected transition countries - Partial international comparison

Privatisation of public housing and tenure changes

Supply-side subsidies

Supply-side subsidies: the case of Poland

Demand-side subsidies

Subsidies and role of the state in homeownership sector

Subsidies to promote homeownership: the case of Hungary

Was anything shared among transitional countries?

Housing conditions, housing policy and housing affordability in the Czech Republic during the transition

Political and institutional context

Economic context

Social policy

Demographics

Immigration.

Housing conditions and housing policy

Housing policy between 1918-1948

Housing policy between 1948 and 1989

Housing policy between 1989 and 2005

Housing conditions

Tenure changes

Subsidies to promote homeownership

Housing finance

Housing affordability

General problems connected with measuring housing affordability

The methodology of measuring the affordability of housing in the Czech Republic

The affordability of rental housing in the 'privileged' housing sector between 1991 and 2003

The affordability of rental housing in the 'unprivileged' housing sector (2002)

The affordability of owner-occupied housing in the 'privileged' housing sector (1991-2003)

The affordability of owner-occupied housing in the 'unprivileged' housing sector (2002)

Comparison and conclusions

Effectiveness and efficiency of housing policy in the Czech Republic

Effectiveness

Economic subsidy from rent regulation

Economic subsidy from public housing privatisation

Housing allowance

'Social' housing subsidies

Tax relief

State premium to housing savings scheme

Conclusion

Efficiency

Data and methodology

Conclusions and sensitivity analysis

Housing allowances

Tax subsidy

Conclusions

Efficiency and effectiveness of new supply and demand-side subsidies in transition countries

Analysis and criteria used for comparison of housing policies

Evaluation and conclusions

Efficiency and effectiveness of housing subsidies in the Czech Republic - Conclusions from housing system analysis

Context analysis

Policy recommendations

Summary and conclusions

Main topic and goals

Theoretical and methodological background

Research questions and main findings.

The wider context of housing subsidies in the Czech Republic

Evaluation of housing subsidies in the Czech Republic

Partial evaluation of housing subsidies in other transition countries

Other factors of low effectiveness and efficiency of housing subsidies in the Czech Republic

Policy recommendations for higher effectiveness/efficiency of housing subsidies

Appendix A. Public housing policy and instruments

Appendix B. Programmes to meet the social objectives of housing policies

Appendix C. Optimisation programme on public housing construction costs

References

Summary

Samenvatting

Curriculum vitae.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Technical University of Delft, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-270).

ISBN:

6612880384

1-282-88038-1

9786612880384

1-60750-593-2

OCLC:

676698318