184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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The economic system of competitive capitalism has proven to be both resilient and flexible over time and has contributed to the economic welfare of citizens in liberal and coordinated market economies in diverse regions and countries. At the same time, over the entire post-World War II period, there has been a notable endemic shortage of affordable housing in many advanced economies.
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Introduction: Affordable housing for all, and other political ambitions Part I: Institutional conditions 1. Affordable housing policies 2.The credit formation process and the role of housing production and financing Part II: Empirical cases 3. The institutional setting and the design and methodology of the study 4. Ambiguous policy objectives and their consequences: Urban development project goals, their legitimacy, and the role of professional ignorance 5. Housing welfare and the value of amenities 6. What needs to be done?: The challenge to provide affordable housing
Biography
Alexander Styhre is chair of organization theory and management, Department of Business Administration, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.






