How not to be an egalitarian: the politics of homeownership and property-owning democracy

摘要: This paper offers a critical evaluation of the narrative ‘property-owning democracy' (POD) in contemporary housing policy and political cultures UK USA. It describes contrasts two competing interpretations POD. The dominant interpretation permeates politics Britain is based on assumption that homeownership creates virtuous independent citizens, strongly associated with conservative ideal small state, firmly embedded both accepted terms debate.In contrast to this, there less dominant, egalitarian POD, which seeks promote view property citizenship more solidarity interdependence. POD tends broadly, including smaller savings even extending mass ownership industry. But it also typically neglects reality as ideology anti-welfare dynamic h...