has held back for years. In the case of housing the state's role has declined sharply since 1989, and the expectation that … housing is the private responsibility of each individual and his or her family has strengthened over time as has the … homeownership norm. Many measures introduced in the acute phase of the pandemic related in some way to housing and housing quality …

The changing nature and significance of housing provision within welfare states is considered in this timely book. With … housing playing an increasingly important role in welfare provision, the new welfare state emerging in different parts of the … world is being developed in the context of individual asset accumulation and the private ownership of housing. Housing and …