TY - BOOK AU - Hirayama,Yƍsuke AU - Ronald,Richard TI - Housing and social transition in Japan T2 - Housing and society series SN - 0415383617 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - HD7367.A3 H68 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Abingdon [UK], New York, N.Y. PB - Routledge KW - Housing KW - Japan KW - Housing policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction : does the housing system matter? / Yosuke Hirayama and Richard Ronald -- 2. Reshaping the housing system : home ownership as a catalyst for social transformation / Yosuke Hirayama -- 3. Transformations in housing construction and finance / Eiji Oizumi -- 4. Welfare regime theories and the Japanese housing system / Iwao Sato -- 5. Turning stock into cash flow : strategies using housing assets in an ageing society / Misa Izuhara -- 6. Housing, family and gender / Mieko Hinokidani -- 7. Social exclusion and homelessness / Masami Iwata -- 8. The Japanese home in transition : housing, consumption and modernisation / Richard Ronald -- 9. Situating the Japanese housing system / Richard Ronald and Yosuke Hirayama; Also available as an electronic resource UR - http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780415383615 ER -