Governing Independence and Expertise

Morag McDermont is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol.

This is a major addition to the literature on the history of the English housing associations sector...It has pride of place on my bookshelf. David Mullins International Journal of Housing Policy Volume 12, Number 2 ...the book succeeds in moving the debate on and adding to discussion of the independence and incorporation of housing associations and can be used in conjunction with other texts that have a different focus, set a different context and use different evidence. This is a clearly presented and valuable addition to the literature and will certainly be used to build debate in the future. Alan Murie The Journal of Social Policy Volume 40/4, 2011 ...the book provides fascinating insights into critical episodes in the evolution of the housing association sector as we know it today... McDermont's theorisation of power relations is of wider interest for housing policy - and for social policy, more broadly. ...an excellent text and undoubtedly essential reading for anyone interested in the history and evolution of UK housing policy. Hal Pawson Housing Studies October 2010

• 1 Housing, Governing and History Introduction On Housing On Governing On History The Rest of the Book 2 The Story of the National Housing Federation: An Overview Beginnings: The Problem of the Slums 'A New Start': The Federation after the Second World War Transformations 1: The 1960s, 1970s and 1980s Transformations 2: Private Finance and Voluntary Transfer Conclusion 3 Unacceptable Boundaries of Charity Regulation Introduction Charity Law and the Housing Association Sector: A Historical Introduction Housing Associations Challenged The Housing Association Model and Third Sector Transformation Conclusion 4 Governing Locally: Housing Associations and Local Government Introduction The Technicalities of Governing Locally Nomination Agreements: Contestation and Partnership Stock Transfer; Coercive Practices and the Recurring Problematic of Nominations Conclusion 5 Territorialising Regulation: Creating a National Regulatory Community Introduction Regulatory Space, Regulatory Territory Making the Housing Act 1974: Defining Territory A New Territory of Regulation Conclusion 6 Money Introduction Structuring Relations through the Language of Finance The Federation Intervenes The Impact of the Housing Act 1988: Reshaping Housing Associations Conclusion: Into the Future? 7 Shelter, the Federation and Social Movements Introduction The Formation of Shelter Challenging Homelessness: Housing Aid and the Homeless Persons Act 1977 Shelter and Housing Associations: A 'Movement' Moving Apart? Conclusion: Some Reflections on Being a 'Movement' 8 'Independent Spirit' Introduction Securing Independence States of Dependence Conclusion