Housing and Public Policy

Despite increased public expenditure on housing in the post-war years housing remains a major problem area of social and economic policy.Originally published in 1979, this study considers the role of public policy in housing, presenting a critical and contemporary account of policies in the late 20th century.

List of contents

1.The Role of Government 2. The Operation of the Housing Market 3. Past Progress and Current Problems 4. Government Intervention in Practice - The Current System of Finance 5. The Impact of Subsidies 6. Housing Tenure - Current Issues and Trends 7. The Housing Green Paper and the Reform of Housing Finance 8. Inner Cities and Improvement Policy.
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About the author

Stewart Lansley is a visiting fellow at the School of Policy Studies, the University of Bristol, a Council member of the Progressive Economy Forum and an elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. His latest book is The Richer, The Poorer, How Britain Enriched the Few and Failed the Poor, a 200-year History, Bristol University Press, 2022.

Product details

• Authors: Lansley Stewart
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9781041083160
• ISBN: 978-1-041-08316-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Public Policy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government, local government;social policy;affordable housing;landlords