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The Future of Public Housing [electronic resource] : Ongoing Trends in the East and the West / edited by Jie Chen, Mark Stephens, Yanyun Man.

Contributor(s): Chen, Jie [editor.] | Stephens, Mark [editor.] | Man, Yanyun [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: XXVI, 310 p. 36 illus., 27 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642416224.Subject(s): Political economy | Public finance | Economics | Public Economics | Political EconomyAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 336 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Preface -- Public Housing in the East -- Public Housing in the West -- Concluding Part.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Public housing was once an important strand in western housing policies, but is seldom seen as a mainstream policy instrument for the future. In contrast, in many East Asian countries large public housing programs are underway. Behind these generalizations, there are exceptions, too. By including perspectives of scholars from across the world, this book provides new insights into public housing in its various forms. It contains in-depth chapters on public housing in five East Asian countries and six Western countries, together with three comparative overview chapters.
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Preface -- Public Housing in the East -- Public Housing in the West -- Concluding Part.

Public housing was once an important strand in western housing policies, but is seldom seen as a mainstream policy instrument for the future. In contrast, in many East Asian countries large public housing programs are underway. Behind these generalizations, there are exceptions, too. By including perspectives of scholars from across the world, this book provides new insights into public housing in its various forms. It contains in-depth chapters on public housing in five East Asian countries and six Western countries, together with three comparative overview chapters.

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