Are They Neck and Neck in the Affordable Housing Policies? A Cross Case Comparison of Three Metropolitan Cities in China

Xiang Cai, Chin-Chang Tsai and Wei-Ning Wu
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Xiang Cai: School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
Chin-Chang Tsai: School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
Wei-Ning Wu: Institute of Public Affairs Management, National Sun Yat-sen University, Gushan District, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2017, vol. 9, issue 4, 1-16

Abstract: Many municipal governments have adopted affordable housing policies to benefit people whose socio-economic status is not commensurate with the price of housing. However, the effects and the functions of these policies in the city on sustainable development and living remains limited. Using a comparative case study, this study explores the characteristics and effects of affordable housing policies in three metropolitan cities in China: Beijing, Tianjin, and Guangshou. This study finds that these cities have their unique affordable housing policies and have experienced various challenges in implementing those policies. Conclusions and implications for other cities in China are addressed.

Keywords: affordable housing; sustainability; poverty; inequality; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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