首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Housing is recognized as a "socially determinant variable". In France, housing is the main item of expenditure in the family bud
Housing is recognized as a "socially determinant variable". In France, housing is the main item of expenditure in the family bud
admin
2013-06-02
68
问题
Housing is recognized as a "socially determinant variable". In France, housing is the main item of expenditure in the family budget (accounting for an average of 29 percent), and many families would be unable to find decent housing without some help from the State. For a long time, the main problem was the housing shortage but in recent years the deterioration of housing conditions has been giving even greater cause for concern.
Despite extensive construction programs, the problem of housing for the most underprivileged population groups has not been solved. According to a recent report, between 2 and 3 million families had serious difficulties meeting their housing costs and were living in precarious and uncomfortable conditions.
Policies designed to address the housing problem have shifted over the past few decades from a macro-economic approach promoting construction to housing subsidies. The reasons for this shift can be traced to a determination to limit public spending and to avoid some of the adversary effects of macro-economic policies. The State has to some extent ceased to finance housing, especially the construction of new projects, with the result that the cost is now chiefly and directly borne by the family budget. Many underprivileged families, which were excluded from low-rent housing for various reasons such as selection of tenants, saturation of existing capacity or bankruptcy, had no alternative but to purchase their own home and were encouraged to do so without restraint by the then easy terms of housing loans. The housing sector thus contributed to the development of the "economy of indebtedness". It should indeed be emphasized that "widespread home ownership through borrowing could only be very harmful to low-income families."
In Belgium, the quality of housing, considered the prime indicator of housing deprivation, leaves much to be desired. Low-rent housing projects have been cut back as part of the austerity (缩减) policy which is pursued by the national and regional governments, and low-income households are finding it difficult to find somewhere to live. The number of homeless has also taken on alarming proportions. An estimated 3,000 persons spend nights in refuges, but the actual figure is probably much higher. Moreover, the number of homeless women and young persons is increasing.
In recent years, ______ is the main problem with housing.
选项
A、the deterioration of housing conditions
B、the shortage in housing
C、the failures of construction programs
D、the reduction of housing subsides
答案
A
解析
句意理解型细节题。参见第一段最后一句:过去,在很长一段时间里,主要问题是住房的短缺,但近几年来,住房条件的恶化引起了人们更大的关注。故选A(近年来,住房状况的恶化成为主要住房问题)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/7B67777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Therewasaweaklinkbetweencancerriskanddrinkingdecaffeinatedcoffee.B、Peoplewhodrinklessthan4cupsofcoffeead
Duringthetraditionalweddingceremony,thebridalcouplepromiseeachotherlifelongdevotion.Yet,aboutoneoutoffourAmer
A、Inacafe.B、Inapub.C、Inarestaurant.D、Inanightclub.B选项表明,本题考查地点场所,听音时应留意与地点有关的信息。短文中提到Tomeetfriendshereitusually
A、Professorsneedtopublishatleasttwoarticleseachyear.B、Assistantprofessorsarenotmembersofcommittees.C、Fullprofe
A、Identifyingandcollectingfood.B、Protectingthemselves.C、Eatingfood.D、Fightingagainsttheenemies.A事实细节题有些鱼类由于视力弱,它们就依
Themostobviousdifferencebetweenrealessaysandthethingsonehastowriteinschoolisthatrealessaysarenotexclusivel
Tobesuccessfulinajobinterview,oneshoulddemonstratecertainpersonaland(36)______qualities.Thereisaneedtocreate
A、Theman.B、Thewoman.C、Theman’sboss.D、Himself.C
A、Shecomestovisitthisfamoustown.B、Shecomestovisitherfriend.C、ShecomestoEdinburghonbusiness.D、Sheisonherwa
A、He’dprefertakingabus.B、He’dprefertakingaplane.C、He’dprefertravelingwiththewoman.D、He’dpreferstayingathome
随机试题
下列关于原核生物DNA聚合酶Ⅲ的叙述,错误的是
小儿化脓性骨髓炎的病变常累及
治疗中暑并发的低血压时不要使用血管收缩剂是因为
2.下列有关法的价值判断的观点正确的是?()
在双缝干涉实验中,当入射单色光的波长减小时,屏幕上干涉条纹的变化隋况是()。
汇款的方式主要有()。
丑注册会计师是L公司2009年度财务报表审计的外勤审计负责人,在审计过程中,需对负责存货审计的助理人员提出的相关问题予以解答,并对其编制的有关审计工作底稿进行复核。请代为作出正确的专业判断。丑注册会计师认为助理人员对存货项目审计的理解不正确的有(
人类的未知领域并非一个闭合的圆圈,而可能是在许多维度上呈开放型的无限空间。人类知识的积累,实际上是在这个无限空间里不断向更广阔更深邃处延伸的过程。无论对人类全体还是对每个个体而言,知识的增长都意味着所知更多、面临的未知领域更大。这段话主要想说明的是
设μ=f(x+y,x2+y2),其中f二阶连续可偏导,求.
TheneweststateintheUnitedStatesis______.
最新回复
(
0
)