Routledge Library Editions: Housing
About the Book Series
This 15-volume set, first published between 1935 and 1995, provides a comprehensive resource for understanding housing from multiple perspectives – historical, economic, social, and political. Although the majority focus on Britain it also includes several titles with an international focus. Many volumes analyse the effectiveness and consequences of state intervention in housing markets. Overall a great resource for those interested in the history of housing and housing policies over time.
The Eclipse of Council Housing
1st Edition
By Ian Cole, Robert Furbey
November 18, 2025
In the 1990s, council housing was widely criticised, rejected by government and was the object of waning public support. Yet at one time direct state provision accounted for one-third of the nation's housing stock. How did this decline come about? Originally published in 1994, Ian Cole and Robert ...
The Economics of Housing Policy
1st Edition
By David C. Stafford
November 18, 2025
In the late 1970s, the role of the state in the finance, provision and legal control of housing had increased enormously during the previous sixty years. But, despite massive government intervention in the housing market, the 'housing problem’ was considered by many to be worsening. Originally ...
The Myth of Home Ownership: Private versus Public Choices in Housing Tenure
1st Edition
By J. Kemeny
November 18, 2025
Originally published in 1981, in this controversial study Dr Kemeny aims to show that owner-occupation is not an inherently superior form of housing tenure to renting. He questions the overwhelming emphasis upon owner-occupation in English-speaking countries as reflected by most politicians and ...
The Rebuilding of Britain
1st Edition
By W. Craven-Ellis
November 18, 2025
First published in 1935, the original blurb reads: “Believing the gravest of all our National problems is that of Unemployment the author has set himself the task of trying to find a solution which is capable of giving continuity of employment without interfering with or increasing the competition ...