Housing Politics in the United Kingdom: Power, Planning and Protest

Description

Housing in the UK is considered a complex and open-ended issue. Using insights from public choice theory, the new institutionalism and social constructionism Housing Politics in the United Kingdom locates the contemporary 'housing question' in historically entrenched power relationships involving markets, planning, and territorial electoral politics. It is written to complement the 3rd edition of the author's bestselling Understanding housing policy.

Brian Lund (1945-2021) was visiting Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University and author of the bestselling textbook 'Understanding Housing Policy' (2017), as well as 'Housing Politics in the United Kingdom' (2016). He served as Housing Committee Chair of a large metropolitan housing authority and was an Open University Tutor for more than twenty-five years.

"A valuable addition to literature on the development of housing policy in the UK ,incorporating rich insights from political debates that have shaped policy." Alan Murie, university of Birmingham "A well-written, insightful and timely book, highlighting the politics involved in shaping the supply and distribution of housing in the United Kingdom." Peter Somerville, University of Lincoln