J. Kemeny

The Myth of Home Ownership

Private versus Public Choices in Housing Tenure

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1981, in this controversial study Dr Kemeny aims to show that owner-occupation is not an inherently superior form of housing tenure to renting. In conclusion he argues that English-speaking countries should abandon their one-sided policies and aim to develop real choice of tenure in their housing systems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9781041162292
• ISBN-10: 1041162294
• Artikelnr.: 75479846

Autorenporträt

Jim Kemeny (1942-2020) studied in England and Sweden and lectured in Political Sociology at the University of Adelaide until 1979. At the time of original publication, he was a Research Fellow at the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and Acknowledgements. Part I: Elements of Comparative Housing
Tenure 1. The Sociology of Housing: A Critique 2. Tenure and Housing Costs
3. Tenure Policies and Housing Costs 4. Tenure and Social Structure 5.
Tenure, Politics and Market Power Part II: Case Studies in Tenure: Sweden,
Australia and Britain 6. Sweden: Cost-Renting in Crisis 7. Australia:
Home-Ownership at Any Price 8. Britain: Tenure at the Cross-Roads 9.
Towards Tenure-Neutral Housing Policy. Conclusions. Bibliography. Name
Index. Subject Index.