Housing Policy and Practice

PETER MALPASS is Professor of Housing Policy, University of the West of England.ALAN MURIE is Professor of Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham.

• Guide to Reading the BookIntroduction: Analysing Housing PolicyThe Origins of Housing PolicyHousing and the State 1914-39The Changing Emphasis of Housing Policy 1945-79New Policies and Changing Issues: Housing since 1979The Policy ContextThe Administrative FrameworkThe Financial FrameworkThe Policy ProcessLocal Policy-MakingFrom Policy to Practice: The Management of HousingEvaluating Housing PoliciesConclusionGuide to Further Reading.

'The standard work on the subject which improves with every edition. Essential reading for anyone interested in housing policy.' - Dr D.I. Wright, Mid-Kent College