Housing policy analysis : British housing in cultural and comparative context
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Housing policy analysis : British housing in cultural and comparative context
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 300-315
Includes index
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Description
By virtue of a quiet revolution over nearly a hundred years, Britain has evolved into a home-owning society. The impact of this on British society has been barely understood, but it has helped to shape the Blair 'workfare' state and to draw Britain firmly towards the English-speaking world while distancing the country from other European nations.
Taking a policy-analysis approach and drawing from the burgeoning comparative literature, this textbook explores what has happened to British housing since 1900. Providing more than an account of British housing, the book reinterprets the housing system in a way that is sensitive to the historical and cultural contexts of British policy and society. Examining the nature of 'housing' and how it helps to shape society, Lowe sets British housing in its global context.
Written in an accessible style, Housing Policy Analysis leads the reader through the basic concepts to more challenging themes. It will be important reading for students of housing studies, social policy, public policy and applied social studies.
Table of Contents
Preface
Housing Policy Analysis
The New Governance of Housing
Housing, Home and Society
Housing Needs
Housing and Social Exclusion
Restructuring of Housing Tenure
The Sustainability of Home Ownership
The Residualization of Rental Housing
Comparative Housing
The Significance of Housing
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