Jones, Colin, 1949 January 13-

The right to buy : analysis & evaluation of a housing policy / Colin Jones and Alan Murie. - Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2006. - 1 online resource (ix, 254 pages) : illustrations - Real estate issues . - Real estate issues (Oxford, England) .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-251) and index.

A policy for its time -- The right to buy in the UK 1980-2005 -- Unequal opportunities, time and place -- Transforming social housing -- Extending the owner occupied housing market -- Promoting the private rented sector -- Creating sustainable communities -- Housing management and housing quality -- The financial equation -- Policy transfer : international perspectives on housing privatisation -- A policy past its sell-by date? -- Learning from the right to buy.

An evaluation of the most enduring privatisation of the Thatcher era ... Written in an accessible style, this is a key reference for students and researchers in housing and planning; geography; and social policy. The book analyses the operation and impact of the right to buy policy (RTB). It includes a critique of the Housing Act and the 2001 Housing (Scotland) Act. The enactment of these changes under a Labour government affirms the continuance of the RTB. The authors take stock of its profound effect on housing policy, reversing the growth in social housing developed over the t.


English.

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10.1002/9780470759646 doi

10.1002/9780470759646 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com



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Housing policy--Great Britain.
Housing--Great Britain.
Home ownership--Government policy--Great Britain.
Logement--Politique gouvernementale--Grande-Bretagne.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Infrastructure.
Home ownership--Government policy
Housing
Housing policy
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