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Residential Property, Cultural Practices and the 'Generational Contract' in England and Japan

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ID4951002
AuthorsMisa Izuhara (0000-0003-1306-9448, University of Bristol, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume29
Issue2
Pages327-340
Publication date2005-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0309-1317 • E-ISSN: 1468-2427
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-2427.2005.00587.x
OpenAlexW2061054302
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited17

Throughout the post-war period, there have been increased prospects of inheritance in many capitalist societies, brought about by growing economies and labour markets as well as growth in the homeownership sector. This article aims to examine the commonalities and differences in views and strategies adopted by older homeowners in England and Japan towards accumulation of their housing assets and the disposal of them in later life. Changes in housing markets, social policy, and family structure and function affecting older homeowners in recent years have started to alter their attitudes towards bequests. Qualitative data from in-depth interviews with older homeowners highlighted that independent living and the principle of equal shares among children are strongly valued by English elders. In Japan, the 'generational contract' involving inheritance and care provision is no longer as clear-cut as it once was, and the contradictions and ambiguities in attitudes and practices exhibited by the current older cohort clearly illustrate the current transition.Pendant l'après-guerre, les possibilités d'hériter se sont accrues dans de nombreuses sociétés capitalistes, grâce à la croissance des économies et des marchés du travail, ainsi qu'à l'expansion de la propriété individuelle. Cet article étudie les points communs et divergences de perspectives et stratégies adoptées par les propriétaires âgés en Angleterre et au Japon face à un accroissement du patrimoine que constitue leur logement et à sa transmission ultérieure. Les transformations des marchés du logement, de la politique sociale, ainsi que de la structure et la fonction familiale qu'ont connues récemment les anciens propriétaires ont entraîné un changement d'attitude en matière de legs. Des données qualitatives provenant d'entretiens approfondis avec des propriétaires âgés ont mis en lumière que l'indépendance de vie et le principe d'égalité des parts entre les enfants sont privilégiés par les seniors en Angleterre. Au Japon, le 'contrat entre générations'- impliquant héritage et soins assurés - n'est plus aussi clairement établi qu'autrefois; en outre, contradictions et ambiguïtés dans les attitudes et pratiques de la cohorte âgée actuelle illustre clairement la transition en cours

Art · Demographic economics · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Ethnology · Humanities · Political science · Sociology · Welfare economics · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies

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Citations per year0,61
Citation span2008 - 2023 (16)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 10

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