Housing in the Welfare State: Rethinking the Conceptual Foundations of Comparative Housing Policy Analysis

摘要: Abstract Many scholars interpret the contraction in social housing and expansion of home ownership as reflections a reduced role for state an increase marketisation housing. This paper challenges this interpretation by pointing to two weaknesses its conceptual underpinnings. One is failure distinguish between capital (traded purchase market dwellings) service rental accommodation), leading underestimate extent diversity continuing intervention The other problem narrow focus on balance which neglects self-provisioning household form production. alternative view proposed here is, first, that forms markets services are so diverse complex more comprehensive analysis needed before conclusions trends state's overall can be reached,...