The right to buy : analysis & evaluation of a housing policy /

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 include...

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Main Author: Jones, Colin, 1949 January 13-
Other Authors: Murie, Alan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2006.
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: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 254 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-251) and index.
ISBN:9780470759646
047075964X
9780470759622
0470759623
1281321567
9781281321565
9786611321567
661132156X