The inexorable rise of the rational consumer? The Blair government and the reshaping of social housing

European Journal of Housing Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-207

  Marsh, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Housing benefit; Incentives; Lettings; Rent restructuring; Social housing

Indexed keywords

HOUSING POLICY; HOUSING REFORM; SOCIAL HOUSING; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 7244223329     PISSN: 14616718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1461671042000269029     Document Type: Article

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