Quantification of the cost of alternative forms of housing market intervention in Canada
department or school: Applied Science, Faculty of
department or school: Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Johnston, Kevin James
issued: 2010-05-02T22:36:58Z
issued: 1982
related degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: This thesis is concerned with the estimation of the cost involved in supporting minimum housing standards under alternative forms of government intervention. No attempt is made to rationalize what minimum housing standards should be. The intent is to highlight what the relative costs would be to support alternative housing standards, utilizing potentially alternative policy approaches. To rationalize the numerous policy/program alternatives available to governments, attention is focused on six policy alternatives that reflect varying degrees of "leakage" of the provided subsidy to the consumption of non-housing goods and services. These alternatives cover the continuum from pure cash (income) subsidies, wherein up to a 100% "leakage" to the consumption of non-housing goods and services may occur, to direct product intervention, wherein the recipients may be required to reduce the consumption of non-housing goods and services in order to improve their housing standards. The six options are classified by type either as a "cash" subsidy (where the use of the subsidy is not constrained) or a "direct product" subsidy (where the subsidy is used directly for the subsidization of capital and/or operating costs). Under the "cash" subsidy approaches two benchmark options are considered: 1. an "income" policy that involves the subsidization of incomes such that the recipients are free to choose consumption levels. This policy corresponds to pure income redistribution. 2. a "constrained cash" or "in kind" policy that involves the subsidization of incomes at a level dependent on either the level of housing consumption or expenditure on housing consumption. Such a policy covers programs comparable to rent certificates and general housing allowances. The options considered as "direct product" approaches are more arbitrary in nature, reflecting alternative benchmarks: 1. a "direct constrained" policy wherein recipients are forced to reduce their consumption of other goods and servi…
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note: QUANTIFICATION OF THE COST Of ALTERNATIVE FORMS Of HOUSING MARKET INTERVENTION in CANADA by KEVIN JAMES JOHNSTON B.Arch.,The University of Auckland, 1973 M.Arch.,The University of Auckland, 1976 B.Comm.,The University of Auckland, 1976 A THESIS SUBMITTED in PARTIAL FULFILMENT of THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE of DOCTOR of PHILOSOPHY in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Urban Land Economics, Economics @ Community and Social Planning) We accept t h i s thesis as conforming to the required standard The University of B r i t i s h Columbia 1 982 (c) Kevin James Johnston, 1982 In presenting t h i s thesis i n p a r t i a l f u l f i l m e n t of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of B r i t i s h Columbia, I agree that the Library s h a l l make i t f r e e l y available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of t h i s thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. I t i s understood that copying or publication of t h i s thesis for f i n a n c i a l gain s h a l l not be allowed without my written permission. Department o The University of B r i t i s h Columbia 1956 Main Mall Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Y3 Date 0<9c Ho /<?8Z, DE-6 (3/81) i i ABSTRACT This thesis is concerned with the estimation of the cost involved in supporting minimum housing standards under alternative forms of government intervention. No attempt i s made to ra t i o n a l i z e what minimum housing standards should be. The intent i s to highlight what the r e l a t i v e costs would be to support alternative housing standards, u t i l i z i n g p o t e n t i a l l y alternative policy approaches. To r a t i o n a l i z e the numerous policy/program alte r n a t i v e s available to governments, attention i s focused on six policy alternatives that r e f l e c t varying degrees of "leakage" of the provided subsidy to the consumption of non-housing goods and services. These alternat…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 1983-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0076897
language: eng
degree discipline: Planning
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publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24305