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This book is concerned with the interaction of traditional politics, culture and social groups, of local and national influences, of ideals and individuals. It looks at local government, social groups and housing policy in the twentieth century. This is a remarkable story of how these factors were interwoven to create and manage policy.

Table of Contents

Introduction
I. The national framework
1. Government, local authorities and housing, 1919–87
2. National interpretations
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 drive
III. The decline of municipal legitimacy: inner city developments and tenants reactions, 1962–92
6. New slums and the rising tide of tenant anger
7. New slums, New Left and new partnerships
Conclusion – Consumers, locality, and discourse
Bibliography
Index

The Politics of Housing Power Consumers and Urban

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/30/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719095368, 978-0719095368
      ISBN10: 0719095360

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book is concerned with the interaction of traditional politics, culture and social groups, of local and national influences, of ideals and individuals. It looks at local government, social groups and housing policy in the twentieth century. This is a remarkable story of how these factors were interwoven to create and manage policy.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      I. The national framework
      1. Government, local authorities and housing, 1919–87
      2. National interpretations
      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 drive
      III. The decline of municipal legitimacy: inner city developments and tenants reactions, 1962–92
      6. New slums and the rising tide of tenant anger
      7. New slums, New Left and new partnerships
      Conclusion – Consumers, locality, and discourse
      Bibliography
      Index

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