In context of ongoing transformations in housing markets and
socioeconomic conditions, this book focuses on past, current and
future roles of home ownership in social policies and welfare
practices. It considers owner-occupied housing in terms of diverse
meanings and manifestations, but in particular the part played by
housing tenure in the political, socioeconomic and demographic
changes that have characterized the pre- and post-crisis era.
The intensified promotion of home ownership in recent decades
helped stimulate an increasing orientation towards the private
consumption of housing, not only as a home, but also an asset or
possibly speculative vehicle that enhances household economic
capacity and can be transferred to children or other family, or
even exchanged for other goods. The latest global financial crisis,
however, made it clear that owner-occupied housing markets and
mortgage sectors have become deeply embedded in networks of
socioeconomic interdependency and risk.
This collection engages with numerous debates on housing and
society in a range of developed societies from North America to
Asia-Pacific to North, South, East and West Europe.
Interdisciplinary contributors draw upon diverse empirical data to
explore how housing and home ownership has become so embedded in
polity, economy and household welfare conditions in various social
and cultural contexts. Another concern is what lies beyond home
ownership considering the integration of housing systems with
economic growth and social stability appears to be unravelling.
This volume speaks to public debates concerning the future of
housing markets, policy and tenure, providing deep and provocative
insights for academics, students and professionals alike.
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