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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.
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EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND HOUSING POLICY The European single market and the European single currency are now a reality Alongside economic globalisation, individual European housing policies are facing many similar pressures. This book examines how these pressures impact on Europe’s diverse housing systems; whether European housing systems converge as a result; and what the consequences are of the European Union’s further expansion towards the east. These issues are addressed in four principal sections. First, the consequences of European integration for different housing markets are examined, with separate chapters charting the progress made towards the integration of housing finance markets and the development of a Europe-wide construction industry. Second, a series of policies are examined, such as the impact the Maastricht Treaty’s commitment to fiscal restraint is having on the structuring of housing subsidies. Third, the social context of European integration is examined addressing such issues as income distribution and homelessness. The final section provides descriptive accounts of housing in the Nordic countries and in Central and Eastern Europe. European Integration and Housing Policy exposes a complex series of debates which arise from individual countries’ differing housing needs within the confines of European integration. Each member state has a different starting point for demand and supply of both subsidies and housing provision, with more than one strategy open to them. By exploring these disparities, the authors demonstrate that progress towards European integration in housing systems and policies is not a straightforward issue. Mark Kleinman is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the London School of Economics. Walter Matznetter is Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Vienna, and Mark Stephens is Lecturer at the Centre for Housing Research and Urban Studies, University of Glasgow. Routledge/RICS Issues in Real Estate and Housing Series RICS ISSUES IN REAL ESTATE AND HOUSING SERIES Series Editors: Stephen Brown Managing Editor, RICS Gerald Brown University of Salford John Henneberry University of Sheffield Including both leading research and student textbooks, the RICS book series advances an understanding of contemporary issues and debates relating to real estate and housing in both national and global markets. EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND HOUSING POLICY Edited by Mark Kleinman, Walter Matznetter and Mark Stephens HOUSING, INDIVIDUALS AND THE STATE The morality of government intervention Peter King EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND HOUSING POLICY Edited by Mark Kleinman, Walter Matznetter and Mark Stephens London and New York First published 1998 by Roudedge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 © 1998 Mark Kleinman, Walter Matznetter and Mark Stephens for the collection; individual chapters, the contributors. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, no