Politics of Housing - Power, Consumers and Urban Culture

Informationen zum Autor Peter Shapely is Head of the School of History, Welsh History and Archaeology at the University of Wales, Bangor Klappentext This book is concerned with the interaction of traditional politics, culture and social groups, of local and national influences, of ideals and individuals. It looks at local government, social groups and housing policy in the twentieth century. This is a remarkable story of how these factors were interwoven to create and manage policy. Zusammenfassung This book is concerned with the interaction of traditional politics! culture and social groups! of local and national influences! of ideals and individuals. It looks at local government! social groups and housing policy in the twentieth century. This is a remarkable story of how these factors were interwoven to create and manage policy. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I. The national framework 1. Government, local authorities and housing, 1919-87 2. National interpretations II. The rise of municipal housing3. Civic culture, voluntarism and Council intervention 4. Slum houses, slum dwellers and slum clearance 5. The post-war housing problem and the great overspill drive III. The decline of municipal legitimacy: inner city developments and tenants reactions, 1962-926. New slums and the rising tide of tenant anger 7. New slums, New Left and new partnerships Conclusion - Consumers, locality, and discourse Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Peter Shapely, Shapely Peter
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2014
• EAN: 9780719095368
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-9536-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Öffentliche Verwaltung, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Public Administration, Social and cultural history, Urban and municipal planning and policy