Housing Conditions and Their Structural Determinants: Comparisons within the Enlarged EU

Housing conditions vary widely across the EU and the fact that new member-states are lagging behind in this regard has even come onto the European policy agenda. This article examines housing conditions as an outcome of complex social developments and highlights specific reasons why housing conditio...

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Published in:Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2012-03, Vol.49 (4), p.777-793
Main Authors: Mandic, Srna, Cirman, Andreja
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bgi / Prodig
Choices
Countries
Dwellings
Economic Development
Economic impact
Economic models
EU membership
Europe
European Union
Family
Family policy
Family Roles
Gross domestic product
Home ownership
Housing
Housing conditions
Housing Costs
Housing needs
Housing policy
Housing. Communiting
Human geography
Legacies
Public policy
Quality of life
Regression analysis
Residential Preferences
Social Development
Social welfare
Urban geography
Urban policy
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Summary:Housing conditions vary widely across the EU and the fact that new member-states are lagging behind in this regard has even come onto the European policy agenda. This article examines housing conditions as an outcome of complex social developments and highlights specific reasons why housing conditions vary so much within the EU. Thus the specific impact is observed of factors which have been identified in the literature as characterising distinctive housing models: the eastern European housing model, the southern European housing model and the distinction between cost-renting and homeowning countries. Further, the impact of these factors, along with general socioeconomic development, is empirically assessed by a linear regression model based on the EQLS 2003 dataset. The results clearly support the thesis of economic development playing a decisive role, with it being the biggest single factor explaining variations in housing conditions across the EU, followed by the significant influence of policy choice and the incidence of family support.
ISSN:0042-0980
1360-063X
DOI:10.1177/0042098011405688