In my search for some literature on our subject of interest, I found the following three articles that came extremely close. They have helped provide a little bit of context in regard to Amsterdam’s public housing situation.
“Ethnic Segregation and the Role of Public Housing in Amsterdam” by Sako Musterd & Rinus Deurloo
Abstract: Dutch cities are characterized by moderate levels of ethnic (and social) segregation if compared with other countries in the Western world. Dutch cities are also famous for their large share of public housing in the total stock. Not surprisingly these two features are frequently supposed to be causally related. However, in this contribution this association is challenged on the basis of a review of existing and well-described segregation situations, and on the basis of an empirical GIS analysis of micro-level data from the Amsterdam population register. Ethnic segregation may also develop within the large public housing sector.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com.offcampus.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/fulltext/119946017/PDFSTART
“Poverty and Housing in the Netherlands: a Plea for Tenure-neutral Public Policy” by Hugo Priemus
Abstract: The central issues of this paper can be summarised in two questions. To what extent does the Dutch rent subsidy programme keep rented housing affordable for low-income groups? What kind of government policy could ensure, to a reasonable extent, that low-income groups in the Netherlands have access to affordable housing, even when the economy is not functioning optimally? The paper reviews how the net housing expenses have developed in the Netherlands since the 1970s. It then discusses the Dutch Rent Subsidy Act of 1997 and looks at the impact of this scheme on the net rent ration for households with low incomes. The fiscal arrangements for home owners are dealt with. The data are drawn from the Housing Demand Survey (WBO), the Social and Cultural Planning bureau and the Ministries of Housing and Finance. The paper concludes that the introduction of a tenure-neutral public policy could make a robust contribution to the fight against poverty.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673030120049670
“Residential Mobility: Contrasting Approaches in Europe and the United States” by W. Paul Strassmann
Abstract: Major differences exist in the patterns of residential mobility and in theories about them in the US compared with European countries. The divergent histories and institutional arrangements of the two areas foster specific types of mobility and hinder others. To explain the mobility in each setting, theorists have selected methods and variables that make their approaches seem unsuitable when applied to other areas. Variety among European countries is important, but this discussion stresses how a common legacy of housing policies has inclined European observers to the view that everything is more complicated than it seems. By contrast, American analysts tend to see their housing situation in a simplified but strangely dualistic way. For some, real estate markets are already functioning beautifully in fostering timely moves and simply need to be appreciated. For others the barriers to escaping from paralysed inner-city ghettos are almost insurmountable. The barrier to moving out of ‘socially excluding’ zones, although growing, seem less formidable to European analysts. Are these zones like the rest of markets significantly different, or are they merely perceived with different analytical spectacles? Some of both, naturally.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673030020015092
I strongly suggest doing a little research with the UW library database because I found extremely useful information simply by perusing a subject of interest.
