PETER MALPASS has been involved in research and teaching on housing and housing policy since 1970. He is Professor of Housing Policy at the University of the West of England, Bristol.

'This is a well-researched and definitive book that deserves to be read, not least because a movement which forgets its history will soon forget its values.' - James Tickell, Roof 'Malpass makes you think. I could not put this book down. It should be required reading for every Board member, for everyone who works in housing, and anyone who cares. It will influence generations of students, and whatever ructions it causes - as it might - it is important because its conclusions will not easily be repudiated.' - John Park, Axis

• IntroductionPART IThe Origins of Voluntary Housing, before 1890Multiple Visions of Housing Reform, 1890-1914False Dawns, 1914-1933PART IIAn Unequal Struggle, 1933-1939Voluntary Housing and the Welfare State, 1939-1961Housing's Third Arm, 1961-1974Instruments in Housing Policy, 1974-1988PART IIIHousing and Housing Policy Since 1988FinanceDevelopmentGovernanceConclusionReferences.

PETER MALPASS has been involved in research and teaching on housing and housing policy since 1970. He is Professor of Housing Policy at the University of the West of England, Bristol.

'This is a well-researched and definitive book that deserves to be read, not least because a movement which forgets its history will soon forget its values.' - James Tickell, Roof 'Malpass makes you think. I could not put this book down. It should be required reading for every Board member, for everyone who works in housing, and anyone who cares. It will influence generations of students, and whatever ructions it causes - as it might - it is important because its conclusions will not easily be repudiated.' - John Park, Axis

• IntroductionPART IThe Origins of Voluntary Housing, before 1890Multiple Visions of Housing Reform, 1890-1914False Dawns, 1914-1933PART IIAn Unequal Struggle, 1933-1939Voluntary Housing and the Welfare State, 1939-1961Housing's Third Arm, 1961-1974Instruments in Housing Policy, 1974-1988PART IIIHousing and Housing Policy Since 1988FinanceDevelopmentGovernanceConclusionReferences.