Housing and Welfare in Southern Europe
Real Estate Issues
1. Edition June 2004
240 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
The growing literature on comparative European housing policy has played a major part in developing our understanding of the way housing in provided in different countries, and in the way the interaction between the stat, market and civil society is conceptualized. However, much of this analysis is rooted without question in the welfare states of northern Europe - there has been almost no research published in English on the provision of housing in southern Europe. Such research as exists deals with specific feature of housing policy, invariably in a single country. There is probably a better understanding of the housing systems of the former communist countries than those of southern Europe.
book was also to break new ground in its selection of countries -
Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. In terms of the sheer numbers of
researchers and publications, housing studies in Europe has been
largely dominated by northern countries. Despite the combined
population size and land area of the four southern
countries.....they have been relatively neglected as an area of
academic housing interest; this book constitutes the first
extensive examination of their housing systems, widely accessible
to housing researchers beyond their shores.
[The book has] an approach that locates housing in a far wider
context than housing policies and population numbers; an effective
combination of statistical and other information with theoretically
informed analysis; and a coherent and well argued presentation.
Overall Judith Allen and her co-authors have made a considerable
contribution to the housing studies literature; for anyone
interested in comparative housing studies - students and seasoned
researchers alike - this is a must-read book." Housing, Theory
and Society Vol 21, No 4
"An important contribution to the theoretical literature on
international comparative housing research." European Journal of
Housing Policy Vol 5 No 1
"An interesting analysis of housing in the context of welfare
policy models in southern Europe and a welcome addition to a
bibliography which does not increase rapidly." Urban Studies
Sept 2005
"Fills a gap in the literature on comparative European housing
policy. throws a new light on difficult social and housing policy
issues throughout Europe." International Social Security Review,
Vol 58/2-3
'The work is a rigorous, comparative and well- documented
analysis of housing provision in Southern European countries. The
book is extremely useful for researchers, students and policymakers
who want to take advantage of some of the best approaches to
housing and the welfare state through the perspective of the
differences between North and South.' Journal of European Social
Policy 2006
"An easy to absorb style and yet it still provides for good
robust academic analysis....[the book] provides a wealth of
information and, particularly for students, it enables the reader
to access a valuable body of research through their analysis of
well referenced sociological models." Housing Studies Vol 21
March 2006
'The book opens up new ways of developing research and improving
our knowledge in order to contribute to a better design of housing
policies across Europe.' Southern European Society and Politics
James Barlow is the author of Housing and Welfare in Southern Europe, published by Wiley.
Jesús Leal is the author of Housing and Welfare in Southern Europe, published by Wiley.
Thomas Maloutas is the author of Housing and Welfare in Southern Europe, published by Wiley.
Liliana Padovani is the author of Housing and Welfare in Southern Europe, published by Wiley.
