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http://dx.doi.org/10.5804/LHIJ.2013.4.1.015

Neoliberalism and Low-income Housing in Japan  

Hirayama, Yosuke (Housing and Urban Studies, Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University)
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Land and Housing Review / v.4, no.1, 2013 , pp. 15-22 More about this Journal
Abstract
Over the past three decades, neoliberalism has been pervasive and even normative in reorganizing housing systems, encouraging a decline in low-income housing. However, the way in which neoliberal prescriptions have impacted on housing processes has not necessarily been the same but has rather differed according to the indigenous social, economic, political, and institutional contexts of particular countries. In the case of Japan, neoliberalization has effectively combined with a traditionally residualized public housing to affect housing circumstances surrounding low-income people. This article explores transformations in low-income housing in Japan to demonstrate the importance of specific housing contexts in particular societies, in terms of looking at the impact neoliberalism has had on housing processes.
Keywords
Housing Policy; Neoliberalism; Low-income Housing; Public Housing; Japan;
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