The problem with social housing: Discretion, accountability and the welfare ideal

Policy and Politics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 339-357

  Smith, Susan J ^a   Mallinson, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISCRETION PROBLEM; HOUSING ALLOCATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL HOUSING;

UK;

EID: 0030432626     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557396782148372     Document Type: Article

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