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Myth Of Home Ownership - Private Versus Public Choices In Housing Tenure

by J. Kemeny

~~74,19€~~ 66,77€ 10% OFF

 Originally published in 1981, in this controversial study Dr Kemeny aims to show that owner-occupation is not an inherently superior form of housing tenure to renting. In conclusion he argues that English-speaking countries should abandon their one-sided policies and aim to develop real choice of tenure in their housing systems.
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In Search Of A Home - Rental And Shared Housing In Latin America

by Alan Gilbert

~~74,19€~~ 66,77€ 10% OFF

 First published in 1993, this book filled a gap in the literature on housing in the developing world. For many years, self-help settlement and the owner-occupier had commanded the attention of governments and researchers, leaving huge numbers of tenants and sharers invisible. This book put the spotlight on rental and shared housing.
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Rebuilding Of Britain

by W. Craven-Ellis

~~74,19€~~ 66,77€ 10% OFF

 First published in 1935, the original blurb reads: â€œ... All slums will definitely be cleared away, never to recur in future generations. ... In eighty years Great Britain will be demolished and rebuilt, except historical and other special public buildings. ...â€ Today it can be read in its historical context.
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Housing And Identity - Cross-Cultural Perspectives

~~74,19€~~ 66,77€ 10% OFF

 First published in 1982, this book represents an attempt by scholars from a number of disciplines to bring a common social-psychological perspective to bear on the study of the house and its relation to the self and the nature of the social order. It draws upon material from a variety of intellectual, cultural and historical contexts.
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Housing Policy In Developing Countries

~~74,19€~~ 66,77€ 10% OFF

 Originally published in 1990, this title asks, what has been the role of the state vis-Ã -vis housing policy in developing countries over the last few years? This book attempts an analysis of comparative housing policy â€" the study of how, why, and to what effect different governments pursue particular courses of action or inaction.
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Public Housing - Current Trends And Future Developments

~~74,19€~~ 66,77€ 10% OFF

 Originally published in 1987, public rented housing in Britain had undergone many changes in the decade before, which had been accelerated by the policies of the Conservative government since 1979. The book surveys the current state of public housing at the time.
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Housing And The State - 1919-1944

by Marian Bowley

~~74,19€~~ 66,77€ 10% OFF

 First published in 1945, this book is a discussion of housing policy between 1919 and 1939. During these years the local authorities built over a million houses. This was perhaps the outstanding peace time experiment in state intervention in the provision of a necessity of life, formerly supplied by independent private enterprise.
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Economics Of Housing Policy

by D. C. Stafford

~~74,19€~~ 66,77€ 10% OFF

 Originally published in 1978, this study critically appraises the nature, extent and economic rationale for government intervention in the private and public housing sectors, and explores the effects of policies through fiscal and social instruments in the specific housing markets.
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Housing, States And Localities

by Fred Gray, Mark Goodwin, Peter Dickens e Simon Duncan

~~74,19€~~ 66,77€ 10% OFF

 A continual problem in modern societies is how housing of a good standard can be provided for all those who need it. Some countries, and some local areas within any one country, have clearly succeeded better than others. Originally published in 1985, this book shows how and why success and failure in housing provision come about.
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Social History Of Housing 1815-1985 - Second Edition

by John Burnett

~~74,19€~~ 66,77€ 10% OFF

 First published in 1986, for the second edition of this text (previously only covering up to 1970) in A Social History of Housing 1815â€"1985, John Burnett has extended his study to take account of the next fifteen years. It remains a comprehensive and important survey, covering over a century and a half of developments in housing
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National Housing Finance Systems - A Comparative Study

by Mark Boleat

~~74,19€~~ 66,77€ 10% OFF

 Originally published in 1985, this book provided a broad review of the range of systems of housing finance used throughout the developed and developing world at the time. It surveys the development of housing finance and the ways in which individual countries have coped with the various problems encountered along the way.
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Housing Policy And The Housing System

by Alan Murie, Christopher Watson e Pat Niner

~~74,19€~~ 66,77€ 10% OFF

 Originally published in 1976, this book sets out, by careful examination of the complexities of the British housing system, to improve understanding and to discuss the implications for policy in the differing roles played by central and local government, developers, builders, the building societies and the voluntary housing movement.
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Eclipse Of Council Housing

by Ian Cole e Robert Furbey

~~74,19€~~ 66,77€ 10% OFF

 First published in 1994, this book explores the birth, growth and decline of public housing in Britain, weighing up its merits and weaknesses. It traces the development of a state housing policy and looks closely at council housing as a lived experience rather than merely as economic artefact.
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Housing And Family Wealth - Comparative International Perspectives

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 Originally published in 1995, this innovative collection provides a multidisciplinary and cross-national perspective on the links between housing, personal wealth and the family in contemporary society. The contributions include analyses from the USA, Japan, Hong Kong, Greece, France, Sweden and Hungary.
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Housing And The State - 1919â€“1944

by Marian Bowley

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 First published in 1945, this book is a discussion of housing policy between 1919 and 1939. During these years the local authorities built over a million houses. This was perhaps the outstanding peace time experiment in state intervention in the provision of a necessity of life, formerly supplied by independent private enterprise.
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The Rebuilding Of Britain

by W. Craven-Ellis

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 First published in 1935, the original blurb reads: â€œ... All slums will definitely be cleared away, never to recur in future generations. ... In eighty years Great Britain will be demolished and rebuilt, except historical and other special public buildings. ...â€ Today it can be read in its historical context.
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A Social History Of Housing 1815â€“1985 - Second Edition

by John Burnett

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 First published in 1986, for the second edition of this text (previously only covering up to 1970) in A Social History of Housing 1815â€"1985, John Burnett has extended his study to take account of the next fifteen years. It remains a comprehensive and important survey, covering over a century and a half of developments in housing
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The Myth Of Home Ownership - Private Versus Public Choices In Housing Tenure

by J. Kemeny

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 Originally published in 1981, in this controversial study Dr Kemeny aims to show that owner-occupation is not an inherently superior form of housing tenure to renting. In conclusion he argues that English-speaking countries should abandon their one-sided policies and aim to develop real choice of tenure in their housing systems.
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The Economics Of Housing Policy

by D. C. Stafford

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 Originally published in 1978, this study critically appraises the nature, extent and economic rationale for government intervention in the private and public housing sectors, and explores the effects of policies through fiscal and social instruments in the specific housing markets.
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Housing Policy In Developing Countries

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 Originally published in 1990, this title asks, what has been the role of the state vis-Ã -vis housing policy in developing countries over the last few years? This book attempts an analysis of comparative housing policy â€" the study of how, why, and to what effect different governments pursue particular courses of action or inaction.
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In Search Of A Home - Rental And Shared Housing In Latin America

by Alan Gilbert

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 First published in 1993, this book filled a gap in the literature on housing in the developing world. For many years, self-help settlement and the owner-occupier had commanded the attention of governments and researchers, leaving huge numbers of tenants and sharers invisible. This book put the spotlight on rental and shared housing.
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Housing Policy And The Housing System

by Alan Murie, Christopher Watson e Pat Niner

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 Originally published in 1976, this book sets out, by careful examination of the complexities of the British housing system, to improve understanding and to discuss the implications for policy in the differing roles played by central and local government, developers, builders, the building societies and the voluntary housing movement.
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Housing And Homelessness - A Feminist Perspective

by Sophie Watson

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 Originally published in 1986 and written by two leading authorities on the subject, this book tackles the problems of housing, homelessness, and women in the family, from a feminist perspective. It explores how housing helps to reproduce womenâ€™s role within the family, both today and historically.
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Housing And Identity - Cross-Cultural Perspectives

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 First published in 1982, this book represents an attempt by scholars from a number of disciplines to bring a common social-psychological perspective to bear on the study of the house and its relation to the self and the nature of the social order. It draws upon material from a variety of intellectual, cultural and historical contexts.
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