This book examines the large-scale social housing programs begun in Eastern and Central Europe after 2000 as an attempt to mitigate the inequality and declining standards of living that took hold in the region after the wave of privatizations that accompanied the political turn of the 1990s. It provides both case studies and theoretical frameworks for evaluating their successes and failures.

Section I 1. The Transformation of the Social Housing Sector in Eastern Europe: A Conceptual Framework József Hegedüs Section II: Critical Issues in the Transition Process 2. Housing Privatization and Restitution József Hegedüs 3. Financing Social Housing Wolfgang Amman, József Hegedüs, Martin Lux and Elisabeth Springler 4. Rent Regulation and Housing Allowances Martin Lux and Alexandr Puzanov 5. Social Landlords and Social Housing Management József Hegedüs and Nóra Teller 6. Housing Exclusion of the Roma: Living on the Edge Catalin Berescu, Mina Petrovic and Nóra Teller Section III: Country Case Studies 7. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Limits of the Human Rights Approach to Social Housing József Hegedüs, Gorana Stjepanovic and Nóra Teller 8. Croatia: The Social Housing Search Delayed by Post-War Reconstruction Gojko Bezovan 9. The Czech Republic: Locked Between Municipal and Social Housing Martin Lux 10. Estonia: Residualization Without Social Tensions? Anneli Kährik and Jüri Kõre 11. Hungary: Ideas and Plans Without Political Will József Hegedüs 12. Poland: Old Problems and New Dilemmas Alina Muziol-Weclawowicz 13. Romania: The National Housing Agency: A Key Stakeholder in Housing Policy Wolfgang Amann, Ioan Bejan and Alexis Mundt 14. Russia: The Persistence of the Socialist Legacy? Alexandr Puzanov 15. Serbia: A Patchwork of Local Options Mina Petrovic 16. Slovakia: On the Way to the Stable Social Housing Concept Marek Hojsík 17. Slovenia: The Social Housing Sector in Search of an Identity Andreja Cirman and Srna Mandic 18. The Ukraine: Waiting Lists Without Housing Irina Zapatrina Section IV 19. New Social Housing Strategies in Post-Socialist States: Effectiveness, Efficiency and Sustainability Martin Lux and Petr Sunega