Choice And Diversity An End To Monopoly In Social Housing

Peter King shows how the arguments in favour of central and local government control of so-called social housing do not stand up to close scrutiny. Indeed, the policy of the current government will be ineffective in pursuing the government's own aims. Instead, Peter King shows how directing subsidies through the consumers of housing can achieve better housing without political control.

Social Policy Review provides students, academics and all those interested in welfare issues with detailed analyses of progress and change in areas of major interest during the past year. Contributions reflect key developments in the UK and internationally. and focus on developments and change in core UK social policy areas. Additional chapters provide in-depth analyses of topical issues in UK and international perspective, while this year's themed section is 'New Labour'.

Explores the legal foundations of contemporary politics and morality, revealing how commitment to democratic principles has implications for law in all its manifestations--academic, professional and political.