Data from a questionnaire survey of over 1,000 households conducted in Guangzhou in 2010 indicate that urban housing stratification has ＂three ranks and five levels＂： in ascending order, the structure is composed o...Data from a questionnaire survey of over 1,000 households conducted in Guangzhou in 2010 indicate that urban housing stratification has ＂three ranks and five levels＂： in ascending order, the structure is composed of those who do not own any residential property, those owning one property （comprising those whose home ownership derives from social welfare, commercial purchase, or inheritance） and those owning more than one property. Political capital, human capital, occupation and income have a significant effect on people＇s access to home ownership. Urban housing stratification reflects and may exacerbate social polarization between the rich and the poor. Therefore, the objective, targets and mode of housing security should be premised on housing stratification.展开更多
基金This paper is a phased result of a key project of the National Social Sciences Foundation of China,"Polarization between the Rich and the Poor and Social Harmony:Studies from the Perspective of Urban Residents'Housing"(09ASH001),which is also financed by the third-phase item of the 211 Project of Sun Yat-sen University"A Comparative Study of the Housing Security Systems in Guangzhou and Hong Kong"and the third-phase item of the 985 Project of Sun Yat-sen University"Research on the Public Housing System and Management in Hong Kong."
文摘Data from a questionnaire survey of over 1,000 households conducted in Guangzhou in 2010 indicate that urban housing stratification has ＂three ranks and five levels＂： in ascending order, the structure is composed of those who do not own any residential property, those owning one property （comprising those whose home ownership derives from social welfare, commercial purchase, or inheritance） and those owning more than one property. Political capital, human capital, occupation and income have a significant effect on people＇s access to home ownership. Urban housing stratification reflects and may exacerbate social polarization between the rich and the poor. Therefore, the objective, targets and mode of housing security should be premised on housing stratification.
