State Housing in Britain

Originally published in 1979, this book was the first to provide a comprehensive political-economic analysis of the historical origins and 20th Century experience of state housing in the UK.

List of contents

Part 1: History 1. Before 1914: Accumulation, Contradiction and Reform 2. 1914 - 1939: Housing Policy and the Balance of Class Forces Part 2: The Contemporary Experience 3. Land: Site Acquisition and Residential Densities 4. Production: The Housebuilding Industry 5: Production Private Rehabilitation and Public Redevelopment 6. Finance: The Capital Market 7. Consumption: Rents and Subsidies 8. Consumption: Council House Management Part 3: Policy 9. Housing Policy Since the War 10. State Housing and State Policy in Historical Retrospect 11. A Strategy for the Future

Summary

Originally published in 1979, this book was the first to provide a comprehensive political-economic analysis of the historical origins and 20th Century experience of state housing in the UK.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Merrett, Merrett Stephen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367685539
• ISBN: 978-0-367-68553-9
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Housing Policy and Home Ownership
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, LAW / Housing & Urban Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, LAW / Land Use, Social Work, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Urban & municipal planning, Human Geography, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Settlement, urban and rural geography, Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness