Housing Policy in the 1990's
Johnston Birchall(Editor)
Routledge (Publisher)
Published in November 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-415-04359-5 (ISBN)
Description
The late 1980s saw a deluge of Conservative legislation designed to restructure post-war housing policy completely, but what has this achieved so far and what are its effects during this decade and into the next century? Are we at a crossroads, still able to make choices, or have we already passed the point of no return? Have profound underlying shifts in housing tenure and the balance of political forces in housing changed so rapidly that there may not be much choice left? The contributors to this book - some academics and some leading practitioners, but all experts in different aspects of the subject - have been challenged to provide some answers to these questions. "Housing Policy in the 1990s" examines whether the "enabling" local authority has really been "disabled" by central government, whether housing associations can fulfil their new role as leading providers of social renting housing, whether building societies will still be able and willing to finance them, what sort of social and economic consequences the growth in home ownership will have, and whether the private rented sector can be revived.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
280 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-04359-5 (9780415043595)
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Content
Introduction, Johnston Birchall; Housing policy and the disabling of local authorities, Peter Malpass; Housing associations - a move to centre stage, Mike Langstaff; Building societies: builders or financiers?, Douglas Smallwood; The social and economic consequences of the growth of home ownership, Stuart Lowe; Private rented housing and the impact of deregulation, Adh Crook; The new housing policy: an enduring reform?, D.A. Coleman; Issues of race and gender facing housing policy, Norman Ginsburg and Sophie Watson; Council tenants - sovereign consumers or pawns in the game?, Johnston Birchall; Conclusion, Johnston Birchall.