European Integration and Housing Policy - 9780415170253

Taylor & Francis

This book explores member state disparities between demand and supply of subsidies and housing provision within the confines of European integration, demonstrating the complex nature of the issue. > 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. > 1: Introduction; 1: Markets; 2: Are Housing Finance Systems Converging Within the European Union?; 3: Housing Investment in Europe; 4: Uncertainty in European Housing Markets; 5: The Impact of European Integration on the Construction Industry; 2: Policies; 6: Fiscal Restraint and Housing Policies Under Economic and Mow