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Poverty and Home Ownership in Contemporary Britain
Roger Burrows
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Description for Poverty and Home Ownership in Contemporary Britain
paperback. This report demonstrates the urgent need to re-evaluate our understanding of poverty and home ownership. Drawing on data from the Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey of Britain, it presents a detailed picture of the realities of home ownership at the margins, providing evidence in support of radical policy for sustainable home ownership. Num Pages: 48 pages, 2figs.17tabs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFFA; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210. Weight in Grams: 213.
Half of those living in poverty in Britain today are home owners. Yet current government policy is not oriented to this reality. Drawing on data from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey of Britain, this report presents a detailed picture of the realities of home ownership at the margins and provides evidence in support of the need for radical changes in policy towards sustainable home ownership. It: · examines the relationship between poverty and home ownership in contemporary Britain; · analyses the Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey - a data source expressly designed for the purposes of ... Read more
Half of those living in poverty in Britain today are home owners. Yet current government policy is not oriented to this reality. Drawing on data from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey of Britain, this report presents a detailed picture of the realities of home ownership at the margins and provides evidence in support of the need for radical changes in policy towards sustainable home ownership. It: · examines the relationship between poverty and home ownership in contemporary Britain; · analyses the Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey - a data source expressly designed for the purposes of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861344656
SKU
V9781861344656
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Ref
99-1
About Roger Burrows
Roger Burrows is Professor of Social Policy and Co-Director of the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of York. He has published widely on the sociology of housing and neighbourhoods, health, and social aspects of information and communication technologies. His most recent book is the co-authored Home ownership in a risk society (The Policy Press, 2001).
Reviews for Poverty and Home Ownership in Contemporary Britain
"This (welcomingly short) report deals with the complexities of poverty definition in very accessible form." Housing Studies "... important reading for policy makers and academics with an interest in housing and social protection." SPA News