Privatization and Housing under Thatcher
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12067052 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ray Forrest (0000-0001-5480-7289, University of Bristol, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 201-219 |
| Publication date | 1991-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Urban Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0735-2166 • E-ISSN: 1467-9906 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9906.1991.tb00248.x |
| OpenAlex | W2003495319 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
This paper explores and analyzes the privatization of the public housing sector in the United Kingdom. In doing so, it argues that the sale of state-owned dwellings has been one of the most significant achievements of the Thatcher administrations. While share issues in state enterprises, such as British Telecom or British Gas, have attracted widespread academic attention, it is the reshaping of the housing sector which has had major social, spatial, and fiscal impacts. Within the welfare state, public housing has, so far, borne the brunt of privatization
Business · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · Economy · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Public housing · Public sector · State (computer science · State owned · Welfare state · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Public Administration
Privatisation and the Welfare State
The Politics of Privatisation
Contradictions of the Welfare State
Capitalist Development and Crisis Theory
Cities in Recession
Housing policy and economic power
The Geography of Council House Sales in England — 1979-85
The Sale of Council Houses Some Empirical Evidence
Privatization
Differential Accumulation
Housing Wealth and Inheritance
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2023 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |