Iván Tosics
Biographic Data
| ID | 1640910 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Iván Tosics |
| GIVEN NAMES | Iván |
| FAMILY NAME | Tosics |
| SIGNATURE | TOSICS I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Metropolitan Research Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8727-6525 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Cities Against Democratic Backsliding: Evidence from Europe and Beyond
As nationalist and populist movements gain traction worldwide, democracy faces growing threats. In many cases, large cities have emerged as strongholds of progressive and democratic values, pushing back against authoritarian pressures. This timely book explores the evolving power struggle between cities and central governments, particularly in countries led by populist regimes. It examines key issues such as decentralization, financial autonomy a…
Postsocialist City
This entry deals with the cities of Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries since the collapse of socialism around 1990. With reference to the three decades since then, the entry describes, first, the conditions (institutions, public policies, and market players) of postsocialist development. This is followed by a discussion of the main development processes, analyzing the performance of the CEE cities. Special emphasis is given to the conse…
A Közép-Magyarország régió szétválasztása Budapest és környékének sikertelen erőfeszítései az együttműködésre
Budapest és vonzáskörzete kapcsolatának javítására a 2000-es években több erőfeszítés is történt, a Közép-Magyarország régió mellett létrejött a Budapesti Agglomeráció Fejlesztési Tanács és a Budapesti Közlekedési Szövetség. A főváros 2004-ben azért voksolt a régió együtt maradása mellett, mert ebben az ezer szállal összetartozó térségben látta a nagyvárosi fejlődés zálogát. A kormány akkor ezt elismerte és azt is figyelembe vette, hogy a szétvál…
Budapest Kör – szakmai vitafórum a városról
Urban Machinery: Inside Modern European Cities Edited by Mikael Hard and Thomas J. Misa
How to tackle extreme deprivation and socio-spatial segregation? Policy efforts and their results in Hungary
Twenty years after the collapse of socialism it is justified to make a stock about the results of the new political and economic system. This paper deals only with a small—but important—aspect: the situation of the most deprived social groups and most segregated areas. How did the magnitude of these groups and areas change? Did their absolute and relative position improve or just the opposite? What effect had the market processes, the national an…
Negotiating with the Commission: The debates on the ‘housing element’ of the Structural Funds
Nagyvárosi kormányzás: A város és környéke együttműködése. Külföldi példák és a hazai relevancia
Az európai fejlődés versenyképesebbé és fenntarthatóbbá tétele érdekében egyaránt alapvetően fontos a városok és a körülöttük lévő területek közötti valós együttműködés. A 21. századi új városrégiós együttműködési időszak különbözik a korábbiaktól, fixen körülhatárolt új közigazgatási szintek helyett ma inkább rugalmasabb együttműködési formák képzelhetők el, nagyobb hangsúllyal a kormányzásra (governance) és a hálózatszerű struktúrákra. A „város…
Urban Development Programmes in the Context of Public Administration and Urban Policy
During the last decade, in many European countries and cities, area-based Urban Development Programmes have been initiated, in response to major problems of poverty and social exclusion. Urban Development Programmes are usually developed in a complex interplay between different governmental levels, and implemented by a wide variety of public and non-public parties. This paper addresses the organisation of these programmes, concentrating in partic…
European urban development: Sustainability and the role of housing
Rent Reform-Issues for the Countries of Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States
The transitional economies share common, serious problems in their public sector housing stocks, including poor condition and repair, and low rents which neither cover the maintenance and managementcosts, nor reflect the market exchange value of the houses. The paper begins by looking at the general background of rental policy and alternative approachesto rent reforms in the East-Central European transitional countries, and then goes on to consid…
Habitat II Conference on Human Settlements, Istanbul, June 1996
Tenant satisfaction with public housing management: Budapest in transition
Poor maintenance, low rents, and high levels of occupants’ dissatisfaction with their housing have been hallmarks of state‐rental housing in Hungary and other countries in Eastern Europe. The introduction of private management has been touted as an efficient way to improve services and increase tenant satisfaction, thereby paving the way for higher rents. This paper uses a new data set for January 1992 for dwellings in Budapest which were state r…
Privatisation and rehabilitation in the Budapest inner districts
Inner‐city areas of Budapest have been almost exclusively dominated by public (state‐owned) rental housing since 1952 when massive nationalisation turned private rentals into state rentals. The last four decades have shown a slow but gradual deterioration of this housing stock (except for the CBD area) due to the problems of rent policy, bureaucratic and inefficient organisation of maintenance and also the slow, but continuous, exchange of popula…
Local options for transforming the public rental sector
Filtering in Socialist Housing Systems: Results of Vacancy Chain Surveys in Hungary
This paper is concerned with housing mobility within the socialist housing system in Hungary. The statementsof the filtering theory have to be reformulated in the context of East European countries. On the basis of our empirical findings-acquired from three vacancychain surveys-it seems justified to reject the two main hypotheses concerning the role of the state in a socialist housing system. Our empirical data have revealed that the state form o…
Inequalities in east European cities: Can redistribution ever be equalizing, and if so, why should we avoid it? A reply to Iván Szelényi
The social use of market processes in British and Hungarian housing policies
The switch of state subsidies away from support for public housing investment and towards an intensification of market processes is no longer the prerogative of Western countries, but, in the 1980s, has also become a feature of some state socialist societies. However, given the contrasting social, political and economic character of these societies, does the apparently similar process of privatisation in fact have the same characteristics, meanin…
Privatization in housing policy: The case of the western countries and that of Hungary
Housing classes and housing policy: Some changes in the Budapest housing market
Housing classes and housing policy: Some changes in the Budapest housing market
Privatisation and rehabilitation in the Budapest inner districts
Inner‐city areas of Budapest have been almost exclusively dominated by public (state‐owned) rental housing since 1952 when massive nationalisation turned private rentals into state rentals. The last four decades have shown a slow but gradual deterioration of this housing stock (except for the CBD area) due to the problems of rent policy, bureaucratic and inefficient organisation of maintenance and also the slow, but continuous, exchange of popula…
European urban development: Sustainability and the role of housing
Privatization in housing policy: The case of the western countries and that of Hungary
Rent Reform-Issues for the Countries of Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States
The transitional economies share common, serious problems in their public sector housing stocks, including poor condition and repair, and low rents which neither cover the maintenance and managementcosts, nor reflect the market exchange value of the houses. The paper begins by looking at the general background of rental policy and alternative approachesto rent reforms in the East-Central European transitional countries, and then goes on to consid…
Local options for transforming the public rental sector
The social use of market processes in British and Hungarian housing policies
The switch of state subsidies away from support for public housing investment and towards an intensification of market processes is no longer the prerogative of Western countries, but, in the 1980s, has also become a feature of some state socialist societies. However, given the contrasting social, political and economic character of these societies, does the apparently similar process of privatisation in fact have the same characteristics, meanin…
Filtering in Socialist Housing Systems: Results of Vacancy Chain Surveys in Hungary
This paper is concerned with housing mobility within the socialist housing system in Hungary. The statementsof the filtering theory have to be reformulated in the context of East European countries. On the basis of our empirical findings-acquired from three vacancychain surveys-it seems justified to reject the two main hypotheses concerning the role of the state in a socialist housing system. Our empirical data have revealed that the state form o…
Inequalities in east European cities: Can redistribution ever be equalizing, and if so, why should we avoid it? A reply to Iván Szelényi
Urban Development Programmes in the Context of Public Administration and Urban Policy
During the last decade, in many European countries and cities, area-based Urban Development Programmes have been initiated, in response to major problems of poverty and social exclusion. Urban Development Programmes are usually developed in a complex interplay between different governmental levels, and implemented by a wide variety of public and non-public parties. This paper addresses the organisation of these programmes, concentrating in partic…
Tenant satisfaction with public housing management: Budapest in transition
Poor maintenance, low rents, and high levels of occupants’ dissatisfaction with their housing have been hallmarks of state‐rental housing in Hungary and other countries in Eastern Europe. The introduction of private management has been touted as an efficient way to improve services and increase tenant satisfaction, thereby paving the way for higher rents. This paper uses a new data set for January 1992 for dwellings in Budapest which were state r…
Housing classes and housing policy: Some changes in the Budapest housing market
Privatization in housing policy: The case of the western countries and that of Hungary
Inequalities in east European cities: Can redistribution ever be equalizing, and if so, why should we avoid it? A reply to Iván Szelényi
The social use of market processes in British and Hungarian housing policies
The switch of state subsidies away from support for public housing investment and towards an intensification of market processes is no longer the prerogative of Western countries, but, in the 1980s, has also become a feature of some state socialist societies. However, given the contrasting social, political and economic character of these societies, does the apparently similar process of privatisation in fact have the same characteristics, meanin…
Filtering in Socialist Housing Systems: Results of Vacancy Chain Surveys in Hungary
This paper is concerned with housing mobility within the socialist housing system in Hungary. The statementsof the filtering theory have to be reformulated in the context of East European countries. On the basis of our empirical findings-acquired from three vacancychain surveys-it seems justified to reject the two main hypotheses concerning the role of the state in a socialist housing system. Our empirical data have revealed that the state form o…
Local options for transforming the public rental sector
Tenant satisfaction with public housing management: Budapest in transition
Poor maintenance, low rents, and high levels of occupants’ dissatisfaction with their housing have been hallmarks of state‐rental housing in Hungary and other countries in Eastern Europe. The introduction of private management has been touted as an efficient way to improve services and increase tenant satisfaction, thereby paving the way for higher rents. This paper uses a new data set for January 1992 for dwellings in Budapest which were state r…
Privatisation and rehabilitation in the Budapest inner districts
Inner‐city areas of Budapest have been almost exclusively dominated by public (state‐owned) rental housing since 1952 when massive nationalisation turned private rentals into state rentals. The last four decades have shown a slow but gradual deterioration of this housing stock (except for the CBD area) due to the problems of rent policy, bureaucratic and inefficient organisation of maintenance and also the slow, but continuous, exchange of popula…
Habitat II Conference on Human Settlements, Istanbul, June 1996
Rent Reform-Issues for the Countries of Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States
The transitional economies share common, serious problems in their public sector housing stocks, including poor condition and repair, and low rents which neither cover the maintenance and managementcosts, nor reflect the market exchange value of the houses. The paper begins by looking at the general background of rental policy and alternative approachesto rent reforms in the East-Central European transitional countries, and then goes on to consid…
European urban development: Sustainability and the role of housing
Urban Development Programmes in the Context of Public Administration and Urban Policy
During the last decade, in many European countries and cities, area-based Urban Development Programmes have been initiated, in response to major problems of poverty and social exclusion. Urban Development Programmes are usually developed in a complex interplay between different governmental levels, and implemented by a wide variety of public and non-public parties. This paper addresses the organisation of these programmes, concentrating in partic…
Negotiating with the Commission: The debates on the ‘housing element’ of the Structural Funds
Nagyvárosi kormányzás: A város és környéke együttműködése. Külföldi példák és a hazai relevancia
Az európai fejlődés versenyképesebbé és fenntarthatóbbá tétele érdekében egyaránt alapvetően fontos a városok és a körülöttük lévő területek közötti valós együttműködés. A 21. századi új városrégiós együttműködési időszak különbözik a korábbiaktól, fixen körülhatárolt új közigazgatási szintek helyett ma inkább rugalmasabb együttműködési formák képzelhetők el, nagyobb hangsúllyal a kormányzásra (governance) és a hálózatszerű struktúrákra. A „város…
How to tackle extreme deprivation and socio-spatial segregation? Policy efforts and their results in Hungary
Twenty years after the collapse of socialism it is justified to make a stock about the results of the new political and economic system. This paper deals only with a small—but important—aspect: the situation of the most deprived social groups and most segregated areas. How did the magnitude of these groups and areas change? Did their absolute and relative position improve or just the opposite? What effect had the market processes, the national an…
Urban Machinery: Inside Modern European Cities Edited by Mikael Hard and Thomas J. Misa
Budapest Kör – szakmai vitafórum a városról
A Közép-Magyarország régió szétválasztása Budapest és környékének sikertelen erőfeszítései az együttműködésre
Budapest és vonzáskörzete kapcsolatának javítására a 2000-es években több erőfeszítés is történt, a Közép-Magyarország régió mellett létrejött a Budapesti Agglomeráció Fejlesztési Tanács és a Budapesti Közlekedési Szövetség. A főváros 2004-ben azért voksolt a régió együtt maradása mellett, mert ebben az ezer szállal összetartozó térségben látta a nagyvárosi fejlődés zálogát. A kormány akkor ezt elismerte és azt is figyelembe vette, hogy a szétvál…
Postsocialist City
This entry deals with the cities of Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries since the collapse of socialism around 1990. With reference to the three decades since then, the entry describes, first, the conditions (institutions, public policies, and market players) of postsocialist development. This is followed by a discussion of the main development processes, analyzing the performance of the CEE cities. Special emphasis is given to the conse…
Cities Against Democratic Backsliding: Evidence from Europe and Beyond
As nationalist and populist movements gain traction worldwide, democracy faces growing threats. In many cases, large cities have emerged as strongholds of progressive and democratic values, pushing back against authoritarian pressures. This timely book explores the evolving power struggle between cities and central governments, particularly in countries led by populist regimes. It examines key issues such as decentralization, financial autonomy a…
Political science (14 works) · Urbanization and City Planning (11 works) · Economics (10 works) · Business (6 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Economic system (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies (5 works) · Law (5 works)