PETER MALPASS is Professor of Housing Policy, University of the West of England.ALAN MURIE is Professor of Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham.

'The standard work on the subject which improves with every edition. Essential reading for anyone interested in housing policy.' - Dr D.I. Wright, Mid-Kent College

• Guide to Reading the BookIntroduction: Analysing Housing PolicyThe Origins of Housing PolicyHousing and the State 1914-39The Changing Emphasis of Housing Policy 1945-79New Policies and Changing Issues: Housing since 1979The Policy ContextThe Administrative FrameworkThe Financial FrameworkThe Policy ProcessLocal Policy-MakingFrom Policy to Practice: The Management of HousingEvaluating Housing PoliciesConclusionGuide to Further Reading.

PETER MALPASS is Professor of Housing Policy, University of the West of England.ALAN MURIE is Professor of Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham.

'The standard work on the subject which improves with every edition. Essential reading for anyone interested in housing policy.' - Dr D.I. Wright, Mid-Kent College

• Guide to Reading the BookIntroduction: Analysing Housing PolicyThe Origins of Housing PolicyHousing and the State 1914-39The Changing Emphasis of Housing Policy 1945-79New Policies and Changing Issues: Housing since 1979The Policy ContextThe Administrative FrameworkThe Financial FrameworkThe Policy ProcessLocal Policy-MakingFrom Policy to Practice: The Management of HousingEvaluating Housing PoliciesConclusionGuide to Further Reading.