Surrendering the environment for capital gain and Olson’s group theory: A case study of the dissolution of housing cooperative societies in Hong Kong
This paper describes the rise of cooperative housing for civil servants and its fall during the transition of Hong Kong from a British colony to a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China.Read More
Housing Co-operatives in Germany: 160 Years of Evolution and Resilience
This paper examines the evolution and resilience of housing co-operatives in Germany from their beginning 160 years ago to the present against the backdrop of an ever-changing political, economic, social, and cultural environment. The authors divide the discussion into five parts: 1803-1914 — The Rise of Housing Co-operatives; 1914-1933 — World War I and the Weimar Republic; 1933-1945 — Destruction of Housing Co-operative Values and Principles, and World War II; 1945-October 1990 — A New Beginning. Housing Co-operatives in East and West Germany; and Post-1990 — From Unification to Today’s Challenges.Read More
Code of Governance for Community-led Housing (UK-2021)
A Code of Governance outlines a framework for an organization to govern itself effectively. It involves defining and reviewing the purpose, mission, vision, values, structures, standards, policies, strategies, financial arrangements, and potential risks.Read More
The Challenges and Resilience Of Cooperativs in Malaysia
Cooperatives in Malaysia, their challenges and the way forward.Read More
Miradas, Reflexiones, Acciones y Propuestas Desde la Red de Vivienda de Cooperativas de las Américas
This Spanish publication describes the housing situation in Central and South American countries that are active members of the Cooperative Housing Network of the Americas. This is only a sample of the situation in the region as a whole.Read More
Articulating Value in Cooperative Housing
This report discusses the growing presence of housing cooperatives in Australia, serving a variety of household types across the income spectrum, particularly low- and moderate-income households.Read More
Housing Policy in the Anglosphere: Social Market Foundation Report Series on Housing
Five reports investigate housing policy from other countries for solutions to the UK’s housing shortage. Each of the five reports is a comparative study of housing policy internationally with a particular focus on Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand.Read More
MOBA: Rethinking needs and financing for affordable rental and cooperative housing in Central and South-Eastern Europe
A 2022 research project in eight Central and South-Eastern European countries found that the currently available housing finance tools are inadequate to support the emergence of affordable rental and cooperative housing in the region. MOBA Housing SCE aims to solve this problem by creating a bottom-up revolving fund to financially support local projects.Read More
Economic Study: The Impact of Community Housing on Productivity in Canada
Research from Canada shows there is a causal connection between the proportion of community housing within the overall housing stock and gains in economic productivity. The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA), Housing Partnership Canada, and sector partners commissioned Deloitte to produce a study on the economic value of protecting and building more cooperative and non-profit housing.Read More