Ideology of Home Ownership - Homeowner Societies and the Role of Housing

Zusatztext '...it is a significant contribution to both comparative housing studies and debates on tenure! ideology! and housing politics. This book deserves to be read by anyone interested in these topics.' - Manuel Aalbers! Government and Policy Informationen zum Autor Richard Ronald is Research Fellow at the OTB Research Institute at Delft Technical University, The Netherlands, and has also researched in Britain and Japan. He is the former recipient of the Japan Foundation Doctoral Fellowship and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowship. He previously co-edited a book on Housing and Social Transition in Japan and has published on housing, urban and social issues.  Klappentext Demand for owner-occupied housing has expanded dramatically across modern-industrialized societies in recent years leading to volatile increases in residential property values. This book explores the rise of modern home-ownership as a cultural, socio-political and ideological phenomenon. Zusammenfassung Demand for owner-occupied housing has expanded dramatically across modern-industrialized societies in recent years leading to volatile increases in residential property values. This book explores the rise of modern home-ownership as a cultural! socio-political and ideological phenomenon. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables List of figures Preface Introduction: Housing and the Rise of Home ownership Unraveling Home Ownership Ideology Homeowner Ideologies Housing, Globalization and Welfare States Anglo-Saxon Homeowner Societies East Asian Homeowner Societies Comparing Homeowner Societies Conclusion: The Future of Home Ownership and the Consequences of Tenure

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List of tables List of figures Preface Introduction: Housing and the Rise of Home ownership Unraveling Home Ownership Ideology Homeowner Ideologies Housing, Globalization and Welfare States Anglo-Saxon Homeowner Societies East Asian Homeowner Societies Comparing Homeowner Societies Conclusion: The Future of Home Ownership and the Consequences of Tenure

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'...it is a significant contribution to both comparative housing studies and debates on tenure, ideology, and housing politics. This book deserves to be read by anyone interested in these topics.' - Manuel Aalbers, Government and Policy

Product details

• Authors: R Ronald, R. Ronald
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349542109
• ISBN: 978-1-349-54210-9
• No. of pages: 294
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; B, Social Inequality, Welfare State, Architectural structure & design, Social Policy, Welfare, Social & ethical issues, Social welfare & social services, Social Service, Social Structure, Social Inequality, buildings, Urban Sociology, Social Structure, Central / national / federal government policies, Sociology, Urban, Urban Studies/Sociology, Urban communities, Building construction & materials, Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Care, Politics of the Welfare State, Building Types and Functions, globalization;ideology;property;state