Home ownership as a (crumbling) fourth pillar of social insurance in Australia

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-211

  Yates, Judith ^a   Bradbury, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

After housing poverty; Asset based welfare; Australia; Home ownership; Retirement income; Social insurance

Indexed keywords

HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INSURANCE SYSTEM; LIVING STANDARD; POVERTY DETERMINANT; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL HOUSING; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; WELFARE PROVISION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77952258771     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-010-9187-4     Document Type: Article

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