The housing debate / Stuart Lowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowe, Stuart, 1950-

Series:

Policy and politics in the twenty-first century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing policy--Great Britain.

Housing policy.

Social policy.

Home ownership.

Great Britain.

Housing--Great Britain.

Housing.

Home ownership--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Social policy--21st century.

Physical Description:

x, 267 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2011.

Summary:

Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century

This exciting series offers a guide through some of today's most hotly contested policy issues by distinguished leaders in the field. Each book untangles current policy debates, looking behind the rhetoric and spin to discover what is at the core of contemporary political agendas. Authors present their own perspectives and make recommendations for what could - or should - be our priorities for future policy reform. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The foundations 1

2 The idea of housing policy: the crisis of the late-Victorian housing market 37

3 The birth of the home-owning society: the interwar years (1918-39) 53

4 Home-ownership comes of age the post-war decades (1945-79) 79

5 The post-industrial economy and housing 105

6 Housing and welfare states 135

7 The globalisation of the mortgage market 167

8 Towards asset-based welfare states 199

9 Conclusion 225.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781847422736

184742273X

OCLC:

751749731