{"product_id":"9781405181884","title":"Management of Privatised Housing: International Policies and Practice","description":"\u003ch1\u003eManagement of Privatised Housing: International Policies and Practice\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eGruis, Vincent; Tsenkova, Sasha; Nieboer, Nico\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sale of public and social housing has been a major aspect of housing policies in recent decades. Privatisation and a general retreat by governments from the housing arena have pushed up sales; this has been particularly evident within Eastern European countries and China but is also taking place in many Western European countries and Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWherever it occurs, such privatisation has lead to new challenges for housing management. Many estates are now a mix of public and private, raising questions about the division of responsibilities between different owners. Legislation to address this is not adequate and public managers are still hampered by the bureaucratic mechanisms within their organisations, while the new owners are not used to their responsibilities for maintenance. Added to this are the limited financial resources for renewal and maintenance among both public and private owners at a time when the need for investments is urgent, especially within the massive housing estates dating from the communist era.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperts from Australia, France, the Netherlands, UK, Switzerland, China, the Czech Republic, Moldavia, Russia, Serbia and Slovenia present their county's context and the policies and practice for managing privatised housing, together with case studies illustrating the issues described.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow privatised public housing is managed is of international concern, which will benefit from an international exchange of knowledge and best practice. The comparative analysis offered in \u003ci\u003eManagement of Privatised Housing: International Policies \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/i\u003e makes a significant contribution to the literature on this important topic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Wiley-Blackwell\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2009-05-11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781405181884\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 251.5cm x177.8cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 304.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384114901132,"sku":"9781405181884","price":143.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405181884.jpg?v=1765323244","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405181884","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}