After Council Housing

Britain's New Social Landlords

Hal Pawson, David Millins, Tony Gilmour

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Red Globe Press
03 June 2010

Social welfare & social services

Few single policies have had a more profound impact on the modern British housing system than the wholesale transfer of public housing to 'new social landlords' - primarily Housing Associations. This important new text provides a comprehensive account of the causes, processes and consequences of stock transfer.

By: Hal Pawson, David Millins, Tony Gilmour
Imprint: Red Globe Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 591g
ISBN: 9781403935144
ISBN 10: 1403935149
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 03 June 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

HAL PAWSON is Professorial Fellow at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. DAVID MULLINS is Professor of Housing Policy at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Reviews for After Council Housing: Britain's New Social Landlords

'This detailed and comprehensive book ... traces the origins, evolution and impacts of [stock transfer], with particular attention to geographical differences, and policy divergence and convergence across the UK jurisdictions ... [A]n important and must-have publication for academics, policy makers, practitioners and students with an interest in stock transfer and social housing more generally' - Kim McKee, Housing Studies 'Written by leading experts in the field ... The book is scholarly, well informed by research ... [and] very clear and well-written ... [E]ssential reading for anyone wishing to understand the extent of change and the direction of travel for social housing [it also] raises an important and pertinent set of questions about the future of UK social housing' - Tony Manzi, Housing, Theory and Society 'After Council Housing is a really welcome addition to any housing studies library... essential reading' - Blair Badock, Urban Policy and Research '[T]his excellent book may well become a standard reference ... It is balanced and reaches reasonable conclusions based on evidence and considerable research experience' - Kenneth Gibb, Urban Studies '[I]nvaluable to housing students at undergraduate and postgraduate level ... an important contribution to contemporary housing scholarship.' Morag McDermont, Journal of Social Policy '...a comprehensive overview...' - Social Policy