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Governing Independence and Expertise - The Business of Housing Associations

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Zusatztext ...the book provides fascinating insights into critical episodes in the evolution of the housing association sector as we know it today... McDermont's theorisation of power relations is of wider interest for housing policy – and for social policy, more broadly....an excellent text and undoubtedly essential reading for anyone interested in the history and evolution of UK housing policy. Informationen zum Autor Morag McDermont is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol. Previously she has worked for both housing associations and local government in housing. Klappentext Governing Independence and Expertise tells the story of the not-for-profit housing sector in England, focusing on its representative body, the National Housing Federation. The story tells of how the Federation and associations influenced their own space of governing by deploying discourses of independence and expertise - how being governed, and governing, become, at times, one and the same. The National Federation of Housing Societies was born in 1935 - out of the apparent failure of housing societies, associations, and charitable trusts - to tackle the 'problem of the slums.' Its story was a familiar one - organizations have often set up collective structures to facilitate intervention in government. Viewed historically, the success of the project is, nevertheless, remarkable, given that the housing association sector is now a major force in social housing provision. Moreover, housing associations have pioneered many programs which are central to the 'modernized' welfare state, such a Zusammenfassung This book explains the not-for-profit housing sector in England, focusing on its representative body, the National Housing Federation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Housing, Governing and History Introduction On Housing On Governing On History The Rest of the Book 2 The Story of the National Housing Federation: An Overview Beginnings: The Problem of the Slums 'A New Start': The Federation after the Second World War Transformations 1: The 1960s, 1970s and 1980s Transformations 2: Private Finance and Voluntary Transfer Conclusion 3 Unacceptable Boundaries of Charity Regulation Introduction Charity Law and the Housing Association Sector: A Historical Introduction Housing Associations Challenged The Housing Association Model and Third Sector Transformation Conclusion 4 Governing Locally: Housing Associations and Local Government Introduction The Technicalities of Governing Locally Nomination Agreements: Contestation and Partnership Stock Transfer; Coercive Practices and the Recurring Problematic of Nominations Conclusion 5 Territorialising Regulation: Creating a National Regulatory Community Introduction Regulatory Space, Regulatory Territory Making the Housing Act 1974: Defining Territory A New Territory of Regulation Conclusion 6 Money Introduction Structuring Relations through the Language of Finance The Federation Intervenes The Impact of the Housing Act 1988: Reshaping Housing Associations Conclusion: Into the Future? 7 Shelter, the Federation and Social Movements Introduction The Formation of Shelter Challenging Homelessness: Housing Aid and the Homeless Persons Act 1977 Shelter and Housing Associations: A 'Movement' Moving Apart? Conclusion: Some Reflections on Being a 'Movement' 8 'Independent Spirit' Introduction Securing Independence States of Dependence Conclusion...

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1 Housing, Governing and History
Introduction
On Housing
On Governing
On History
The Rest of the Book
2 The Story of the National Housing Federation: An Overview
Beginnings: The Problem of the Slums
'A New Start': The Federation after the Second World War
Transformations 1: The 1960s, 1970s and 1980s
Transformations 2: Private Finance and Voluntary Transfer
Conclusion
3 Unacceptable Boundaries of Charity Regulation
Introduction
Charity Law and the Housing Association Sector: A Historical Introduction
Housing Associations Challenged
The Housing Association Model and Third Sector Transformation
Conclusion
4 Governing Locally: Housing Associations and Local Government
Introduction
The Technicalities of Governing Locally
Nomination Agreements: Contestation and Partnership
Stock Transfer; Coercive Practices and the Recurring Problematic of Nominations
Conclusion
5 Territorialising Regulation: Creating a National Regulatory Community
Introduction
Regulatory Space, Regulatory Territory
Making the Housing Act 1974: Defining Territory
A New Territory of Regulation
Conclusion
6 Money
Introduction
Structuring Relations through the Language of Finance
The Federation Intervenes
The Impact of the Housing Act 1988: Reshaping Housing Associations
Conclusion: Into the Future?
7 Shelter, the Federation and Social Movements
Introduction
The Formation of Shelter
Challenging Homelessness: Housing Aid and the Homeless Persons Act 1977
Shelter and Housing Associations: A 'Movement' Moving Apart?
Conclusion: Some Reflections on Being a 'Movement'
8 'Independent Spirit'
Introduction
Securing Independence
States of Dependence
Conclusion


About the author

Morag McDermont is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol. Previously she has worked for both housing associations and local government in housing.

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