The Social Image of Urban Housing—Dreams and Realities: The Case of Poland

:For decades there were no links in Poland between the standard of urban housing and its costs. The growing housing aspirations of young people do not take realities into consideration. Housing construction, however, carries low priority in the national economy. The government does not take account of the social expectations of its younger citizens and the tensions and frustrations created by urban housing shortages. These issues are discussed in this article in the context of changing demographic, economic, and political realities.