Jim KemenyThe Myth of Home Ownership
Private Versus Public Choices in Housing Tenure
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.
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.