OwnershipOwnership is the state or fact of legal possession and control over property, which may be any asset, tangible or intangible. Ownership can involve multiple rights, collectively referred to as title, which may be separated and held by different parties. The process and mechanics of ownership are fairly complex: one can gain, transfer, and lose ownership of property in a number of ways. To acquire property one can purchase it with money, trade it for other property, win it in a bet, receive it as a gift, inherit it, find it, receive it as damages, earn it by doing work or performing services, make it, or homestead it.
State ownershipState ownership, also called government ownership and public ownership, is the ownership of an industry, asset, or enterprise by the state or a public body representing a community, as opposed to an individual or private party. Public ownership specifically refers to industries selling goods and services to consumers and differs from public goods and government services financed out of a government's general budget.
Socialisation des biensvignette|Oeuvre Le premier Tracteur de Wladimir Gawriilowitsch Krikhatzki La socialisation des biens est suivant la théorie de Karl Marx et Friedrich Engels une étape dans le processus de transformation d'une société capitaliste à une société communiste qui se distingue par l'abolition de l'héritage et de la propriété privée des moyens de production et par l'appropriation de ceux-ci par la collectivité.
Actionnariat salariéL'actionnariat salarié est un dispositif qui vise à faire entrer durablement les salariés d'une entreprise dans le capital de cette dernière. Il s'agit d'un dispositif relativement ancien de conciliation des intérêts du capital et du travail, initié en France par Charles de Gaulle. De nombreux dispositifs sont depuis venus enrichir cette pratique qui s'est considérablement développée ces dernières années. Le rôle immédiat de l'actionnariat salarié consiste à constituer une épargne et à susciter l'implication du salarié dans son entreprise.
Logement socialUn logement social est un logement destiné, à la suite d'une initiative publique ou privée, à des personnes qui ont des difficultés à se loger le plus souvent pour des raisons financières. L'expression sert aussi à désigner le secteur économique constitué par ce marché immobilier et les politiques d'économie sociale qui président à son administration. En Europe, le logement passe par diverses traditions et des histoires nationales qui toutes visent à l’encadrement des loyers et à plus ou moins d'extension du logement social.
HousingHousing, or more generally, living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings individually or collectively, for the purpose of shelter. Housing is a basic human need, and it plays a critical role in shaping the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities. Housing ensures that members of society have a place to live, whether it is a home or some kind of physical structure for dwelling, lodging or shelter and it includes a range of options from apartments and houses to temporary shelters and emergency accommodations.
Affordable housingAffordable housing is housing which is deemed affordable to those with a household income at or below the median as rated by the national government or a local government by a recognized housing affordability index. Most of the literature on affordable housing refers to mortgages and a number of forms that exist along a continuum – from emergency homeless shelters, to transitional housing, to non-market rental (also known as social or subsidized housing), to formal and informal rental, indigenous housing, and ending with affordable home ownership.
