TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of public housing in israel:Effects of privatization
AU - Werczberger, Elia
N1 - Funding Information:
The research, on which this paper is based, was supported by the Sapir Center for Development, whose assistance is gratefully acknowledged. I also should like to express my thanks to Mrs. Nina Reshef, who has been responsible for data collection and the field work and for most of the data processing. The paper incorporates many important improvements suggested by the editor and the referees. They are thankfully appreciated.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - The original purpose of public housing in Israel was to supply permanent shelter for new immigrants. In the meantime, its role has changed and its main functions are now to provide affordable housing to low income households and temporary rentals to specific target groups, in particularly new immigrants. Since the first housing projects were constructed, efforts have been made to sell the dwellings to the occupants. Thus, by now almost two thirds of the stock ever owned by the state have been purchased by tenants. Nevertheless, the privatization of public housing in Israel has not been a case of policy reversal, but part of a fairly consistent policy concerned with two goals:the promotion of ownership and the provision of affordable shelter to specific target groups such as new immigrants. In a survey of public housing residents, renters and recent buyers were found to be quite similar in their attitudes regarding home ownership. They differ, however, with regard to their socio-economic status, demographic characteristics, and the proportion of owners in the building. These differences explain much of the observed social residualization of the remaining public rental stock.
AB - The original purpose of public housing in Israel was to supply permanent shelter for new immigrants. In the meantime, its role has changed and its main functions are now to provide affordable housing to low income households and temporary rentals to specific target groups, in particularly new immigrants. Since the first housing projects were constructed, efforts have been made to sell the dwellings to the occupants. Thus, by now almost two thirds of the stock ever owned by the state have been purchased by tenants. Nevertheless, the privatization of public housing in Israel has not been a case of policy reversal, but part of a fairly consistent policy concerned with two goals:the promotion of ownership and the provision of affordable shelter to specific target groups such as new immigrants. In a survey of public housing residents, renters and recent buyers were found to be quite similar in their attitudes regarding home ownership. They differ, however, with regard to their socio-economic status, demographic characteristics, and the proportion of owners in the building. These differences explain much of the observed social residualization of the remaining public rental stock.
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U2 - 10.1080/02815739508730378
DO - 10.1080/02815739508730378
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AN - SCOPUS:0029528615
SN - 0281-5737
VL - 12
SP - 93
EP - 108
JO - Scandinavian Housing and Planning Research
JF - Scandinavian Housing and Planning Research
IS - 2
ER -