ABSTRACT
In the debates that accompanied the transition from socialism in Central and Eastern European (CEE) societies, housing privatization has been one of the key buzzwords. In Slovenia it has been a topical issue for more than a decade. Moreover, it represented a ‘grand opening’ to the process of transition, as the privatization of social housing was one of the earliest and most tangible ‘transition’ acts, directly affecting a massive population. However, having performed its role in this ‘initiation rite’ into the market economy, and after the grand story of transition lost its initial thrust, social housing has almost disappeared from the Slovenian political and research agendas. Its subsequent development has been slow and erratic.
