MACMILLAN The Ideology of Home Ownership: Homeowner Societies and the Role of Housing

Product Description Demand for owner-occupied housing has expanded dramatically across modern-industrialized societies in recent years leading to volatile increases in residential property values. This book explores the rise of modern home-ownership as a cultural, socio-political and ideological phenomenon. Review '...it is a significant contribution to both comparative housing studies and debates on tenure, ideology, and housing politics. This book deserves to be read by anyone interested in these topics.' - Manuel Aalbers, Government and Policy About the Author Richard Ronald is Research Fellow at the OTB Research Institute at Delft Technical University, The Netherlands, and has also researched in Britain and Japan. He is the former recipient of the Japan Foundation Doctoral Fellowship and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowship. He previously co-edited a book on Housing and Social Transition in Japan and has published on housing, urban and social issues.