Housing markets & planning policy /

Housing systems in many countries are now more market-oriented than ever before. This is particularly true of the UK, where there is heightened interest in the ability of the market to deliver new housing, as well as considerable debate among housing academics and policy makers over the extent to wh...

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Main Author: Jones, Colin, 1949 January 13-
Other Authors: Watkins, Craig
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell Pub., 2009.
Series:Real estate issues (Oxford, England)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Housing systems in many countries are now more market-oriented than ever before. This is particularly true of the UK, where there is heightened interest in the ability of the market to deliver new housing, as well as considerable debate among housing academics and policy makers over the extent to which policy instruments can be used to steer market processes. This increased market orientation means a greater understanding of market economics is needed. The challenges of providing affordable housing, while simultaneously addressing the problems of low demand housing in some areas, together with.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 213 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781444317817
1444317814