1st Edition

National Housing Finance Systems A Comparative Study

By Mark Boleat Copyright 1985
506 Pages
by Routledge

506 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1985, this book provided a broad review of the range of systems of housing finance used throughout the developed and developing world at the time. It surveys the development of housing finance and the ways in which individual countries, with different economic structures, have coped with the problems of housing finance in periods of severe inflation and fluctuating... Read more

Preface.  Introduction.  Acknowledgements.  Technical Notes.  Part 1: Theoretical Issues  1. Housing Finance – An Overview  2. Housing Finance in Developing Countries  Part 2: English Speaking Countries  3. United Kingdom  4. USA  5. Canada  6. Australia  7. South Africa  8. New Zealand  Part 3: Europe  9. France  10. West Germany  11. Italy  12. Spain  13. Scandinavia  14. Other European Countries  15. The European Community  Part 4: Central and South America  16. Central and South America, the Inter-American Union and BIAPE  17. Brazil  18. Colombia  19. The Caribbean  Part 5: Asia  20. South Korea  21. The Philippines  22. India  23. Japan  24. Other Asian Countries  Part 6: The Middle East and Africa  25. The Middle East  26. Africa  Part 7: International Bodies  27. The International Union of Building Societies and Savings Associations  28. Other International Bodies  Part 8: International Overview  29. International Comparisons  30. The Study of Housing Finance.  General Bibliography.

Biography

Sir Mark Boleat has had a long and varied career covering public policy, business and consultancy work.  He has been Political Leader of the City of London, chief executive of major financial trade bodies, chair of commercial companies and charities and a consultant on housing finance in emerging markets, regulation and trade associations.  He is currently chair of LINK, which runs the UK’s cash dispenser network, and Senior Adviser to the Policy Centre Jersey.  He has written books on housing, housing finance, regulation and Jersey.