This collection of studies, both Eastern and Western in perspective, outlines the most recent housing reforms in the former Eastern Bloc and relates them to the political and economic transformation of these countries.

List of figures and tables, Preface, 1 Housing reforms in Eastern Europe: an introduction, 2 Albania: an introduction, 3 Housing and housing policy in Albania, 4 Bulgaria: an introduction, 5 Housing reforms in Bulgaria Myth or reality?, 6 Czechoslovakia: an introduction, 7 Housing in Czechoslovakia: Past and present problems, 8 Recent changes in the housing system and policy in Czechoslovakia: an institutional approach, 9 Germany: and what now, when the twain have met?, 10 Housing in the colours of the GDR, 11 Hungary: an introduction, 12 Housing reforms in Hungary, 13 Poland: an introduction, 14 The housing system in Poland: changes and direction, 15 The housing market in Warsaw according to the mediators of the estate agencies, 16 Romania: an introduction, 17 The housing sector in Romania: appendix, 18 The Soviet Union: an introduction, 19 Housing and housing policy in the USSR, 20 The reform of the Soviet housing model: the search for a concept, 21 Yugoslavia: an example reconsidered, 22 Reformism in Yugoslavia: introductory remarks, 23 A case study of conflicting housing pluralism in Yugoslavia: informal (self-help) activities in the formal housing system, 24 Conclusion: past tendencies and recent problems of the East European housing model, Appendix: housing reforms in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, Index