Homelessness : public policies and private troubles / edited by Susan Hutson and David Clapham.

Other author Hutson, Susan.
Other author Clapham, David, 1951-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Cassell, 1999.
Descriptionx, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Homelessness--Government policy. --Great Britain.
Housing policy--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Social policy.
Great Britain--Politics and government.
Great Britain--Social conditions.

Contents Introduction / Susan Hutson -- ch. 1. The struggle to define homelessness : a constructivist approach / Keith Jacobs, Jim Kemeny and Tony Manzi -- ch. 2. The making and unmaking of homelessness legislation / Peter Somerville -- ch. 3. The problem of homelessness : a European perspective / Brian Harvey -- ch. 4. Homelessness : the media, public attitudes and policy making / Mark Liddiard -- ch. 5. Home ownership, mortgage possession and homelessness : public policies and private troubles? / Janet Ford -- ch. 6. Gender and homelessness / Joan M. Smith -- ch. 7. Rationing device or passport to social housing? : the operation of the homelessness legislation in Britain in the 1990s / Angela Evans -- ch. 8. Social housing or social exclusion? : non-access to housing for single homeless people / Isobel Anderson -- ch. 9. Homelessness and young people / Suzanne Fitzpatrick and David Clapham -- ch. 10. More than community care : supporting the transition from homelessness to home / Bridget J. Franklin -- ch. 11. The experience of 'homeless" accommodation and support / Susan Hutson -- Conclusions / David Clapham.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 98011419
ISBN0304338958 (hardcover)
ISBN0304338966 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV4545.A4 H765 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold