Housing Policy in the Developed Economy - The United Kingdom, Sweden and the United States

Originally published in 1978, this book analyses three main approaches to national housing policy in the 20th Century in Sweden, the UK and USA. It reviews policy developments and considers the impact of policy on the housing conditions and costs of different sections of the community.

List of contents

1. Housing Policy – What is at Stake? 2. A Framework for Analysing Housing Policy 3. Housing Politics and Housing Conditions in Sweden 4. Swedish Policy: The Development of a Socialist Market 5. Housing Politics and Housing Conditions in the United Kingdom 6. British Policy: The Welfare Approach to Housing 7. Housing Politics and Housing Conditions in the United States 8. American Policy: Stimulating Private Enterprise 9. Sweden, UK, USA: Explaining Differences in Housing Policies and Housing Conditions 10. Housing Equity – Problems and Possibilities of Reform

About the author

Bruce Headey is a Fellow of the Melbourne Institute Of Applied Economic And Social Research.

Summary

Originally published in 1978, this book analyses three main approaches to national housing policy in the 20th Century in Sweden, the UK and USA. It reviews policy developments and considers the impact of policy on the housing conditions and costs of different sections of the community.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Headey, Headey Bruce
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367681067
• ISBN: 978-0-367-68106-7
• No. of pages: 274
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Housing Policy and Home Ownership
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, LAW / Housing & Urban Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Sweden, LAW / Land Use, Social Work, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Urban & municipal planning, United States of America, USA, Human Geography, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Settlement, urban and rural geography, Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness