The politics of housing : Power, consumers and urban culture /

Exploring the politics of housing from 1890-1990, this fascinating study examines the interaction not only of national and local politics but also of local factors such as civic culture, key local players, local discourse and geographical and demographic problems. This book argues that increasingly,...

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Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: MANCHESTER : MANCHESTER UNIV Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Low-income housing.
Housing policy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
Pauvres > Logement > Angleterre > Manchester > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Pauvres > Logement > Angleterre > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Logement > Politique gouvernementale > Angleterre.
Low-income housing > England > Manchester > History > 20th century.
Low-income housing > England > History > 20th century.
Housing policy > England.
England > Manchester.
England.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The politics of housing: Power, consumers and urban culture; Half Title Page; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: The National Framework; 1 Government, Local Authorities and Housing, 1919-87; 2 National Interpretations; Part II: The Rise of Municipal Housing; 3 Civic Culture, Voluntarism and Council Intervention; 4 Slum Houses, Slum Dwellers and Slum Clearance; 5 The Post-War Housing Problem and the Great Overspill Driver'; Part III: The Decline of Municipal Legitimacy: Inner-City Developments and Tenants' Reactions, 1962-92.
  • 6 New Slums and the Rising Tide of Tenant Anger7 New Slums, New Left and New Partnerships; Conclusion: Consumers, Locality and Discourse; Bibliography; Index.

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