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

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Hoekstra, J. S. C. M.

Series:

Sustainable urban areas ; 38.

Sustainable urban areas, 1574-6410 ; 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--Europe.

Public welfare.

Public housing--Europe.

Public housing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Thesis (doctoral)--Technische Universiteit Delft, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

6612956291

1-282-95629-9

9786612956294

1-60750-668-8

OCLC:

695981974