摘要:

The fall of socialism in 1989–1990 led to the end of the East European housing model, which was based on the limitation of property rights, extensive central planning and politically determined allocation of subsidies. This paper aims to present a clear picture of the current housing situation through a reliable information system. The major observation is that in the countries studied, the housing situation is relatively good; it is not housing shortage, but die inefficiency of the institutional system, affordability and deferred maintenance that are the main problems. Based on the idea of “enabling policies” ‐ policies that facilitate the activities of the key stakeholders in the sector while providing an essential element of the social safety net ‐ the paper establishes the goals and objectives that should guide the formulation of policy and institutional reforms within the sector, and defines priorities for actions to be taken by national and local governments and by international agencies in support of go

ISSN:0917-0553    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-940X.1996.tb00113.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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This paper looks at the housing sector reform in Central and Eastern Europe and examines the progress to date in housing privatization and policies aimed at improving the management and condition of the existing housing stock through the establishment and operation of the condominium form of ownership. The paper compares and analyzes approaches taken in four countries with regard to four issues: (I) the legal framework and implementation strategies; (2) the role of local government housing strategies in supporting the development of viable condominium associations; (3) property management of privatized housing; and (4) financing rehabilitation and capital repair projects for condominiums. Findings include the need for a clear legal framework, competition in the property management market, more supportive local government policies, and public sector support in tackling rehabilitation finance issues.

ISSN:0917-0553    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-940X.1996.tb00114.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

In a period of economic transition, many commentators have identified the inefficiencies, distortions and inequalities which exist in the housing system of post‐socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. These structural flaws are deemed to be incompatible with the adoption of free market principles and economic liberalization. For economic and political reasons the reform of the housing system has become a necessary and indispensable element of the market reform process. This paper contributes to the growing debate on the context in which housing reform and housing privatization programs have been adopted in Europe's post‐socialist economies. The paper goes on to argue that the introduction of housing privatization and the preoccupation with owner‐occupation has not been based on any overall assessment of what has occurred elsewhere in western Europe or on the experience of housing provision in other advanced western capitalist countries. The economically driven orthodox approach towards privatization and the way this has been translated into the housing system of post‐socialist countries raises important policy questions on the longer term viability of housing provision and the creation of a sustainable housing

ISSN:0917-0553    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-940X.1996.tb00115.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Before Russia began its transition toward the market, its housing sector was perhaps the most controlled in the world. This paper employs data from a 1994 survey of Moscow households to estimate housing demand functions to evaluate whether behavior is consistent with market principles. Statistically significant, robust income elasticities are found for families who have engaged in recent market housing transfers. Insignificant results are found for those renting state‐owned units. Families who have engaged in market housing transfers are smaller, younger and wealthier than other families in Moscow and end up living in less crowded conditions than state renters. The use of per capita living space as a proxy for market value, as has been done in previous studies of housing in Russia and the Soviet Union, is also evaluate

ISSN:0917-0553    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-940X.1996.tb00116.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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In this paper, the Johansen cointegration technique is applied to modeling the dynamics of national and regional house prices. It is concluded that household income, real mortgage rate and housing completions are significant factors influencing house price changes at the national level. The underlying structure of the national market is investigated, showing that while price trends in some regions of the UK are strongly related by causal processes, others are relatively independent

ISSN:0917-0553    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-940X.1996.tb00117.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Traditional Latin American housing programs, which have used below‐market interest rates to convey subsidies, have suffered from serious vices: high per‐unit cost and subsidies, low population coverage, lack of transparency, benefits to the middle‐class rather than the poor, and inefficiency. Chile broke out of this flawed traditional mode by launching a housing program that conveys subsidies directly to households in die form of a one‐time, non‐reimbursable grant This approach has spread to other Latin American countries, increasingly with the support of donors. The paper describes and then analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of direct subsidy programs in Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Uruguay to distill ten design lessons: target to low‐income households and ensure political autonomy; replace below‐market interest rates with direct demand subsidies; use group mechanisms for low‐income households; stimulate supply, not just demand; adjust key amounts for inflation; balance progressivity and financial feasibility; join die efforts of various levels of government; use NGOs; establish mechanisms for on‐going consolidation of housing solutions; and include measures to promote broader housing sector reform. The conclusion applies these lessons to the design of a housing pilot pro

ISSN:0917-0553    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-940X.1996.tb00118.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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The Great Hanshin‐Awaji Earthquake destroyed a huge number of houses and caused housing problems in the disaster area. This paper investigates the influence of the earthquake on the related housing market, mainly in terms of changes in house prices and housing rents, and analyzes the machanism of the changes. Empirical results by Hedonic analyses indicate the influences are different between house prices and housing rents and also between the disaster district and the surrounding area. Those differences are explained by the factors of the earthquake that would affect the housing market, such as decrease in income, diversity of damage among the districts and other

ISSN:0917-0553    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-940X.1996.tb00119.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY