The Ideology of Home Ownership
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.
| Autor: | Ronald, R. |
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| ISBN: | 9781349542109 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Springer Nature EN |
| Veröffentlicht: | 01.01.2008 |
| Untertitel: | Homeowner Societies and the Role of Housing |
| Schlagworte: | Architectural structure & design B Building Types and Functions Building construction & materials Central / national / federal government policies Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection Politics of the Welfare State Social & ethical issues Social Care Social Inequality Social Policy Social Service Social Structure Social Structure, Social Inequality Social welfare & social services Sociology, Urban Urban Sociology Urban Studies/Sociology Urban communities Welfare Welfare State buildings globalization;ideology;property;state |
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.