The Dynamics of Local Housing Policy

Keith Jacobs

1. Introduction. Part 1. Theoretical Approach. 2. Theory and Method. Part 2. The National Context: Structures and Policy Linkages. 3. The Influences on Housing Policy and the Changes to the Local State. 4. Central and Local Government Policy Networks. Part 3. The Local Context: Organisations and Agents. 5. The Background to the Changes and the Legacy of the 1980s. 6. The Politics of Partnership: Private Sector Activity and Housing Renewal. 7. Housing Association Activity and the Impact of Competition. 8. ‘The Last Great Untouched Territory’: The Role of Estate Managers. 9. Housing Practice and the Politics of Participation. 10. ‘Politics in Transition’: Councillors’ Perceptions of Decision-making and Partnership. 11. Conclusion.