Jane Ball is a senior lecturer at Newcastle University where she teaches several law courses concerning the organization of people on land. After 14 years in English legal practice she spent another 14 years researching the French housing scene, using an applied mix of public and private law, economic theory and empirical study.

"The book contains a wealth of information on French housing policies and actors that has not been published in the English language before. Consequently, even though it was not written with this aim, the book provides a good introduction to the French system of social housing. Furthermore, Ball’s consistent application of insider–outsider theory to the field of housing certainly is innovative, and may inspire other researchers to follow her example." - Joris Hoekstra, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, International Journal of Housing Policy"...this is a carefully put together book that provides a wealth of detail on a subject that is of specific interest within France, but which also discusses concerns that are of direct relevance to several EU member states. The book is recommended for anyone with an interest in social housing allocation and the barriers to social housing that exist for some groups who are in situations of housing exclusion and homelessness." - European Journal of Homelessness"Earlier work had failed to identify the strong effects of local divergence in allocation practice due to restricted research parameters. In this respect Housing Disadvantaged People? has changed the parameters for future research irreversibly. The book will be indispensible for anyone wanting to think seriously about social housing in a European context, and of real benefit to any researcher who embarks upon comparative studies in law and administration." - Nottingham Law Journal

• Introduction 1. Social Landlords and Insider Outsider Theory 2. Exploring the Function of Social Housing 3. The Historical Context: from Revolution to Rights 4. The Right to Housing in Context 5.Complex Institutions in the Grip of Change 6. Social Landlords and their Financing Problems 7. The Social Housing Allocation Process 8. Insiderness and Local Actors 9. Stigmatization and Outsiders 10. Housing Some of the Disadvantaged Appendix 1: Methodological Detail Appendix 2: Allocation Principles

Jane Ball is a senior lecturer at Newcastle University where she teaches several law courses concerning the organization of people on land. After 14 years in English legal practice she spent another 14 years researching the French housing scene, using an applied mix of public and private law, economic theory and empirical study.

"The book contains a wealth of information on French housing policies and actors that has not been published in the English language before. Consequently, even though it was not written with this aim, the book provides a good introduction to the French system of social housing. Furthermore, Ball’s consistent application of insider–outsider theory to the field of housing certainly is innovative, and may inspire other researchers to follow her example." - Joris Hoekstra, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, International Journal of Housing Policy"...this is a carefully put together book that provides a wealth of detail on a subject that is of specific interest within France, but which also discusses concerns that are of direct relevance to several EU member states. The book is recommended for anyone with an interest in social housing allocation and the barriers to social housing that exist for some groups who are in situations of housing exclusion and homelessness." - European Journal of Homelessness"Earlier work had failed to identify the strong effects of local divergence in allocation practice due to restricted research parameters. In this respect Housing Disadvantaged People? has changed the parameters for future research irreversibly. The book will be indispensible for anyone wanting to think seriously about social housing in a European context, and of real benefit to any researcher who embarks upon comparative studies in law and administration." - Nottingham Law Journal

• Introduction 1. Social Landlords and Insider Outsider Theory 2. Exploring the Function of Social Housing 3. The Historical Context: from Revolution to Rights 4. The Right to Housing in Context 5.Complex Institutions in the Grip of Change 6. Social Landlords and their Financing Problems 7. The Social Housing Allocation Process 8. Insiderness and Local Actors 9. Stigmatization and Outsiders 10. Housing Some of the Disadvantaged Appendix 1: Methodological Detail Appendix 2: Allocation Principles

Jane Ball is a senior lecturer at Newcastle University where she teaches several law courses concerning the organization of people on land. After 14 years in English legal practice she spent another 14 years researching the French housing scene, using an applied mix of public and private law, economic theory and empirical study.

"The book contains a wealth of information on French housing policies and actors that has not been published in the English language before. Consequently, even though it was not written with this aim, the book provides a good introduction to the French system of social housing. Furthermore, Ball’s consistent application of insider–outsider theory to the field of housing certainly is innovative, and may inspire other researchers to follow her example." - Joris Hoekstra, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, International Journal of Housing Policy"...this is a carefully put together book that provides a wealth of detail on a subject that is of specific interest within France, but which also discusses concerns that are of direct relevance to several EU member states. The book is recommended for anyone with an interest in social housing allocation and the barriers to social housing that exist for some groups who are in situations of housing exclusion and homelessness." - European Journal of Homelessness"Earlier work had failed to identify the strong effects of local divergence in allocation practice due to restricted research parameters. In this respect Housing Disadvantaged People? has changed the parameters for future research irreversibly. The book will be indispensible for anyone wanting to think seriously about social housing in a European context, and of real benefit to any researcher who embarks upon comparative studies in law and administration." - Nottingham Law Journal

• Introduction 1. Social Landlords and Insider Outsider Theory 2. Exploring the Function of Social Housing 3. The Historical Context: from Revolution to Rights 4. The Right to Housing in Context 5.Complex Institutions in the Grip of Change 6. Social Landlords and their Financing Problems 7. The Social Housing Allocation Process 8. Insiderness and Local Actors 9. Stigmatization and Outsiders 10. Housing Some of the Disadvantaged Appendix 1: Methodological Detail Appendix 2: Allocation Principles