Exploring 'Housing asset-based welfare': Can the UK be held up as an example for Europe?

The effectiveness of selected housing subsidies in the Czech Republic

The goal of this article is to evaluate the effectiveness of the new housing policy in the Czech Republic as an example of a transitional society after the collapse of communism. The first part provides a brief history of the housing policy dating back to 1918. The second part presents the results of empirical tests of effectiveness (or equity)...

The housing pillar of the Mediterranean welfare regime: Family, state and market in the social production of home ownership in Italy

The main features of the “Mediterranean home ownership model” are presented and compared to the characteristics of this kind of tenure in other Western European countries. Home ownership in Southern Europe and the factors underpinning its expansion are discussed by considering the interplay between this housing resource and other areas of...