Owner-Occupation in Britain

Owner-Occupation in Britain

Author: Stephen Merrett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-03-23

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 1000325946

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Originally published in 1982, this is a companion volume to State Housing in Britain. Together the 2 volumes cover the tenure of some 85% of all British households in much of the 20th Century. The development of the tenure between 1918 and 1970 with special reference to its position in state housing policies is examined. Subsequent chapters analyse effective demand since 1970, both with respect to its demographic base and as regards the capacity to buy. In particular the question of why people want to buy is asked and the supply of housing (both council houses and former private rented accommodation) as well as the output of speculative housebuilders is considered. A detailed survey of the perturbations in the housing market during the volatile experience of the British economy since 1970 is also covered.


A Nation of Home Owners

A Nation of Home Owners

Author: Peter Saunders

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-03-23

Total Pages: 461

ISBN-13: 1000318869

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Originally published in 1990, and re-issued in 2020 with an updated Preface, this book shows how the UK has become a nation of home owners, and the effect it has had on people’s lives, the impact which it has had on British society and the implications for those who have hitherto been excluded. The book briefly charts the history of the growth of owner-occupation in Britain and considers the evidence on the popularity of owning as opposed to renting. The question of whether and how owner occupiers accumulate wealth from their housing is discussed and the evidence on the political implications of the growth of owner-occupation examined. The influence of buying a house on the way that home is experienced is analysed and the sociological implications in regard to the analysis of social inequalities in Britain discussed. The research for the book was based on in-depth interviews with home-owners and tenants in Burnley, Derby and Slough.


Who Owns England?: How We Lost Our Land and How to Take It Back

Who Owns England?: How We Lost Our Land and How to Take It Back

Author: Guy Shrubsole

Publisher: Collins

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780008321710

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Who own's England? Behind this simple question lies this country's oldest and darkest secret. This is the history of how England's elite came to own our land - from aristocrats and the church to businessmen and corporations - and an inspiring manifesto for how we can take control back.


Changing Directions of the British Welfare State

Changing Directions of the British Welfare State

Author: Gideon Calder

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Published: 2012-11-15

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0708325475

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A unique and timely survey, by prominent academics and social campaigners, of the evolving priorities of the British welfare state, and the values which have underpinned it.


Housing Policy and Finance

Housing Policy and Finance

Author: John Black

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-28

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1135076847

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to housing policy and finance in Britain. It describes changes in the condition and tenure of housing in the post-war period, and contrasts the massive investment in house building and improvement with allegations that housing conditions are deteriorating. It describes the rise of the public housing sector and the slight decline in the face of the Thatcher government's policy on council house sales, which followed. The book thus provides a background for the development of housing policy over the next decade.


Housing Policy In The United States

Housing Policy In The United States

Author: Paul Balchin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-10-28

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 1000143627

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Housing Policy in the United States is an essential guidebook to, and textbook for, housing policy, it is written for students, practitioners, government officials, real estate developers, and policy analysts. It discusses the most important issues in the field, introduces key concepts and institutions, and examines the most important programs. Written as an introductory text, it explains all concepts, trends, and programs without jargon, and includes empirical data concerning program evaluations, government documents, and studies carried out by the author and other scholars. The first chapters present the context surrounding US housing policy, including basic trends and problems, the housing finance system, and the role of the federal tax system in subsidizing homeowner and rental housing. The middle chapters focus on individual subsidy programs. The closing chapters discuss issues and programs that do not necessarily involve subsidies, including homeownership, mixed-income housing, and governmental efforts to improve access to housing by reducing discriminatory barriers in the housing and mortgage markets. The concluding chapter also offers reflections on future directions of US. housing policy.


British Social Welfare in the Twentieth Century

British Social Welfare in the Twentieth Century

Author: Robert Page

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1999-03-31

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 1349273988

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This major thematic and historical overview provides a clear guide to key welfare practices and developments in the public, private, voluntary and informal welfare sectors in twentieth-century Britain, outlining the dominant ideas about welfare in the period in question. As such, it offers an effective bridge between historical and contemporary concerns, drawing out some of the more rarely articulated premises of courses in the history of social policy and illuminating the social, political and economic dimensions of its subject.


Urban Sociology, Capitalism and Modernity

Urban Sociology, Capitalism and Modernity

Author: Mike Savage

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-05-14

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1137078103

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The long-awaited second edition of this highly successful text on urban sociology retains the distinctive character and focus of the original, while taking fully into account recent theoretical debates and new empirical research. Expanded and thoroughly revised throughout, it incorporates the substantial new literature on urban inequality, urban culture, urban politics and globalization. It thus offers a comprehensive and up-to-the-minute account of its subject, ideal for study purposes at undergraduate level and beyond.


Unsettling Welfare

Unsettling Welfare

Author: Gordon Hughes

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-10-05

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 1134676875

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Unsettling Welfare addresses the changing relationship between social welfare, its 'recipients' and the state. In particular, the book explores the direction and the impact of the reforms of the welfare state that took place during the 1980s and 1990s. By focusing on specific fields of social welfare and social control, including health, education, housing, income maintenance, social services and criminal justice, Unsettling Welfare identifies general trends and the ways in which these are manifested.