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A dozen papers from an April 1991 conference of the Housing Studies Association, presumably held somewhere in Britain. The sections cover regional patterns; the independent rented sector; local authority rent regimes; inheritance, older people and mobility; and future prospects. No index. Acidic paper. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
This book examines the system of housing finance and the way in which governments affect it by analysing topics such as: subsidies to council housing and housing associations; housing benefit for those with low incomes; tax concessions for owner occupiers; and other subsidies like the right to buy, or improvement grants.
Adopting a wide historical perspective, the author traces the development of the main areas of housing policy from the formation of the Welfare State onwards. This will be required reading for anyone interested in the British housing scene.
This book discusses housing finance in political terms, thus providing a thorough analysis of the mechanisms and principles which are at the heart of current policies, and an understanding of the processes within housing finance.
The author applies the methodology to the system prevailing in Morocco in 1995 and 2004. The analysis shows that the most visible subsidies might not have been the most inefficient, nor the most resource consuming for the state. Examination of policy changes since 1995 shows that while the most visible subsidies received nearly all the government's attention, large invisible subsidies remain at the heart of Morocco's housing policy. The framework used here is very general and can be used to compare the Moroccan system with those of similar countries"--Abstract.