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Title:
Social Rented Housing in Europe and America, 1920-1992

Subject Categories:
Housing
General - Social welfare policy and systems

Depositor(s):
Harloe, M., University of Salford

Principal Investigator(s):
Harloe, M., University of Salford

Sponsor(s):
Economic and Social Research Council
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Leverhulme Trust

Abstract:
The interviews in this collection are from a series of linked projects, begun in the 1970s, which studied the long term development and contemporary circumstances of the major housing tenures in Britain, France, (the former West)Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the USA. In total 160 interviews were conducted.

The study of social rented housing was the 'end point of an endeavour to understand the nature of housing in capitalist societies', which sought to examine how 'structures of housing provision are embedded in the wider economic, social and political structures of society'.




Main Topics:
Housing policy; homelessness; housing economics; social welfare; welfare policy; welfare states; urban planning; council housing; housing associations.

Coverage:
Time Period Covered: 1920-1990
Dates of Fieldwork: 1978-1992
Country: Denmark; France; German Federal Republic; Great Britain; Netherlands; United States
Spatial Units: No spatial unit
Observation Units: Individuals; Institutions/organisations
Kind of Data: Textual data; Individual (micro) level; Interview summaries.

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:Cross-national
Population:Policy makers and service providers in the housing sector

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Purposive selection/case studies
Number of Units: 160
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview
Weighting: Not applicable

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
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Copyright:
Copyright University of Salford

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