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. The first part describes the growth of municipal housebuilding in the context of slum clearance before 1914 and the cycle of boom and slump between the wars. Part 2 covers 1945- 1980 with chapters on : site acquisition and residential densities; the housebuilding industry and its standards; the balance between rehabilitation and redevelopment and the rise and fall of the high-rise flat. Sources and costs of capital finance and the management of the stock of council dwellings is also discussed. The final part reviews the development of state housing policy since the War, within a broad political and macro-economic context.

Sommario

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stephen Merrett, Merrett Stephen
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.12.2022
• EAN: 9780367685935
• ISBN: 978-0-367-68593-5
• Pagine: 396
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Housing Policy and Home Ownership
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; 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