HOUSING AND WELFARE IN SOUTHERN EUROPE; JUDITH ALLEN...ET AL

The growing literature on comparative European housing policy has played a major part in developing our understanding of the way housing in provided in different countries, and in the way the interaction between the stat, market and civil society is conceptualized. However, much of this analysis is rooted without question in the welfare states of northern Europe – there has been almost no research published in English on the provision of housing in __southern__ Europe. Such research as exists deals with specific feature of housing policy, invariably in a single country. There is probably a better understanding of the housing systems of the former communist countries than those of southern Europe.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–13): Chapter 2 Are Southern Housing Systems Different? (pages 15–58): Chapter 3 Urbanisation and Housing Systems in Southern Europe (pages 59–68): Chapter 4 Welfare Systems in Southern Europe (pages 69–118): Chapter 5 Family and Housing (pages 119–155): Chapter 6 Public Action in Housing (pages 157–186): Chapter 7 Conclusions (pages 187–198): Urbanisation, Political And Economic Changes, Fragmented Labour Markets, Family And State ... These Key Themes Run Throughout This Rigorous Comparative Analysis Of Housing Provision In The Southern European Countries, Written By An International Group Of Authors. Housing And Welfare In Southern Europe Fills A Major Gap In The Literature On Comparative European Housing Policy. It Shows How The Relationship Between State, Market And Civil Society In Portugal, Spain, Italy And Greece Is Fundamentally Different From Northern Europe. By Providing A Southern View Of Housing Provision, It Throws New Light On Difficult Social And Housing Policy Issues Throughout Europe. This Book Will Be Of Direct Interest To Academics, Policy Makers And Students Involved In Housing.--jacket. 1. Introduction -- 2. Are Southern Housing Systems Different? -- 3. Urbanisation And Housing Systems In Southern Europe -- 4. Welfare Systems In Southern Europe -- 5. Family And Housing -- 6. Public Action In Housing -- 7. Conclusions. Judith Allen ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 199-210) And Index. Since the early 1980s a literature on comparative housing research has emerged which focuses on northern European countries.