Chinese Housing Reform and Social Sustainability: Evidence from Post-Reform Home Ownership

Since 1978, China has undergone an institutional reform, from a welfare-oriented housing allocation system to a market-oriented one. But with high housing prices, affordability is a major obstacle to home ownership for Chinese citizens. Now, the government has started to change the goal of housing p...

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Main Authors: Lishan Xiao, Quanyi Qiu, Lijie Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-10-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/10/1053