Housing Policy in the Developed Economy - The United Kingdom, Sweden and The United States (Paperback)

Originally published in 1978, this book analyses three main approaches to national housing policy in the 20th Century in Sweden, the UK and USA. It reviews policy developments and considers the impact of policy on the housing conditions and costs of different sections of the community. A major theme is that British and American governments, contrary to their stated objectives, have actually increased housing inequality by allowing homeowners tax concessions which are more generous than the housing welfare programmes available to tenants. The political pressures which produced this outcome in Britain and the USA, but a quite different and more egalitarian outcome in Sweden, are carefully discussed. Throughout the book, policy making is regarded as involving trade-offs between what is politically feasible and what is operationally feasible. This framework enables readers to view policy making from the perspective of politicians and civil servants as they react to diverse demands and pressures and seek to devise housing programmes which embody incentives to which housing financiers builders and consumers will respond.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Housing Policy and Home Ownership
Release date:	November 2022
First published:	1978
Authors:	Bruce Headey
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	274
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-68127-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Homelessness Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General
LSN:	0-367-68127-7
Barcode:	9780367681272

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