Getting a policy to 'stick': Centralising control of social rent setting in England

Policy and Politics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-217

  Marsh, Alex ^a   Walker, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central local relations; Policy implementation; Rent setting policy

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL-LOCAL RELATIONS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HOUSING POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RENT CONTROL; SOCIAL POLICY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646067124     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557306776315840     Document Type: Article

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