ABSTRACT

This book presents a series of debates arising from the housing needs of different EU countries. The authors address key issues by examining in turn:
* the consequences of European integration for different housing markets * the impact of the Maastricht Treaty and other policy documents * the social consequences of integration including income distribution, homelessness and marginal housing estates
* current housing policy in the Nordic countries and in Eastern Europe.

chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

From comparative housing research to European housing research

part 1|77 pages

Markets

part 2|60 pages

Policies

part 3|101 pages

Outcomes

chapter 12|27 pages

Marginal Housing Estates in Europe

chapter 13|14 pages

Western European Housing Policies

Convergence or collapse?

part 4|43 pages

Diversity in the European Union