| Detailed contents |
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List of boxes, figures and tables |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Preface |
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One Understanding housing policy |
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1 | (22) |
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Understanding housing policy |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (5) |
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9 | (3) |
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Marxist political economy |
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12 | (3) |
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15 | (3) |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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Two Housing policy, continuity and change |
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23 | (28) |
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Housing becomes a social problem |
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24 | (1) |
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Housing, health and the public good |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
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The housing issue circa 1906 |
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27 | (2) |
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Housing policy: 1915 to 1939 |
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29 | (3) |
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Labour 1945--51: a planned solution |
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32 | (2) |
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The Conservatives and housing policy, 1951--61 |
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34 | (1) |
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Housing policy 1961 to 1979: consensus years? |
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35 | (2) |
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37 | (2) |
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`Thatcherism' and housing policy |
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39 | (5) |
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44 | (1) |
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The coalition government (2010--15) |
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45 | (1) |
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The 2015 Conservative government |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (26) |
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The Westminster core executive |
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53 | (1) |
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Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) |
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54 | (1) |
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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) |
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54 | (1) |
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Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) |
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55 | (1) |
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National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) |
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55 | (1) |
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The English regional dimension |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (3) |
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59 | (3) |
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Tenant empowerment: exit and voice politics |
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62 | (3) |
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The financial institutions |
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65 | (2) |
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The construction industry |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (5) |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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Four Comparative housing policy |
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77 | (26) |
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77 | (2) |
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Housing policies: five national case studies |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (4) |
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85 | (4) |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (2) |
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Five Need, demand and supply |
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103 | (24) |
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104 | (2) |
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The 1919 Housing, Town Planning, etc. Act |
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106 | (1) |
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A golden housebuilding age? |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (4) |
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115 | (3) |
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Devolution and development |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (6) |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (28) |
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What is `affordable' housing? |
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129 | (5) |
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Affordability in the 19th century |
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134 | (1) |
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Standards and affordability |
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135 | (1) |
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From producer to consumer subsidies |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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Private landlord subsidies |
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138 | (3) |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (3) |
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Allocating social housing |
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147 | (1) |
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Immigration and `social' housing |
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148 | (2) |
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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland |
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150 | (1) |
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Monitoring housing affordability |
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151 | (3) |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (24) |
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155 | (2) |
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The causes of homelessness |
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157 | (1) |
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Homelessness: constructing a social problem |
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157 | (4) |
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The 1948 National Assistance Act |
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161 | (1) |
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The 1977 Housing (Homeless Persons) Act |
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162 | (1) |
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`Perverse incentives' and the 1996 Housing Act |
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163 | (1) |
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The 2002 Homelessness Act |
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164 | (1) |
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Preventing statutory homelessness |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (4) |
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Homelessness: the coalition government |
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171 | (6) |
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177 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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177 | (2) |
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Eight Decent and sustainable homes |
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179 | (30) |
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180 | (1) |
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The 1930s clearance drive |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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Clearance or improvement? |
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183 | (1) |
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Income selectivity and home improvement |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (3) |
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New Labour and sustainable homes |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (3) |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (2) |
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Houses in multiple occupation |
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196 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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Regulating the private landlord sector |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (2) |
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The 2015 Conservative government |
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199 | (1) |
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England: progress and stability |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (3) |
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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland |
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204 | (1) |
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Housing conditions in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (2) |
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Nine Neighbourhood deprivation |
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209 | (22) |
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Area-based programmes in the 1960s and 1970s |
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210 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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Architectural determinism |
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211 | (1) |
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New Labour and unpopular housing |
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212 | (4) |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (2) |
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New Labour and mixed communities |
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220 | (1) |
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Mixed communities: do they work? |
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221 | (2) |
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New Labour and neighbourhood deprivation: evaluation |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (2) |
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The 2015 Conservative government |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (2) |
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Ten Housing and social justice |
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231 | (30) |
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231 | (1) |
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Social justice and social exclusion |
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232 | (1) |
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Why is social justice in housing important? |
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233 | (1) |
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233 | (2) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (3) |
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239 | (1) |
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Housing and income distribution |
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240 | (2) |
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242 | (4) |
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246 | (6) |
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252 | (2) |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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Disabled Facilities Grants |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (2) |
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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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Eleven Conclusion: Let's be builders |
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261 | (72) |
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261 | (3) |
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`Radical' social reformism |
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264 | (6) |
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`Moderate' social reformism |
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270 | (3) |
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Ameliorative social reformism |
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273 | (1) |
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Marxist political economy |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (2) |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (2) |
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281 | (2) |
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283 | (2) |
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Fixing our broken housing market |
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285 | (4) |
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289 | (44) |
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