The return of class war conservatism? Housing under the UK Coalition Government

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-77

  Hodkinson, Stuart ^a   Robbins, Glyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

class; Coalition Government; housing privatization; neoliberalism; Thatcherism

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEGEMONY; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING POLICY; NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY APPROACH; SOCIAL HOUSING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WELFARE PROVISION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84872708670     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018312457871     Document Type: Article

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