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- Offers a comprehensive grounding in contemporary policy settings of the Australian public policy housing system
- Promotes in-depth appreciation of contemporary debates including those focused on housing affordability and housing tax reform
- Describes the policies and institutions that have shaped Australia’s housing system
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
“Housing Policy in Australia has already become the standard text on the topic. The book is comprehensive, incisive, and lucid. It will be required reading for students, practitioners, and policy makers. … as essential as the book is for students of Australian housing policy, its international comparative perspective makes it an important resource for housing studies throughoutthe ‘developed’ world. Nearly every chapter situates Australia’s housing problems and housing policies within an international context, comparing Australia to other countries in Europe and North America.” (Alex Schwartz, Housing Studies, September 2, 2020)
“This includes a near-comprehensive explanation of why housing is so unaffordable and what governments can do about it. … the text is easy to read with its clear writing style, a balance of views and strong Organisation of the material. … This book is essential reading for anyone who wants the necessary knowledge and guidance to change that unnecessary fact.” (Ryan Harris, Shelter NSW eBulletin, February 21, 2020)
“Pawson, Milligan and Yates carefully document compelling evidence on housing need and affordability to provide a contemporary and robust analysis of the when, where, how and why of housing problems in Australia. Moreover, the authors provide the policy solutions and actions to be taken by Federal, State and local governments, as well as the development, finance and property management industries.” (Ian Winter, Housing consultant, and Director, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute 2000-17)
“Housing Policy in Australia superbly harnesses international evidence and more than two decades of experience to not only analyse but also provide potential solutions to the current housing policy impasse. The book’s comprehensive canvassing of housing system diversity – tenures, social differentiation, historical trends – will become necessary reading for housing practitioners and students. The ambitious reform agenda proposed by the book deserves to be carefully digested andimplemented by professionals working across the housing sector.” (Robyn Dowling, Professor of Planning and Dean of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney)
“In this important book, three leading Australian scholars combine their respective and collective research and deep, industry-engaged policy expertise to explain how and why the bipartisan post-war commitment to secure, affordable housing as a fundamental platform for social and economic participation, has collapsed. They present a searing indictment of the very real and profound consequences of three lost decades of housing policy reform for all Australians, not only the most vulnerable. This volume is an exemplar not only for housing and urban studies, but for policy studies more broadly.” (Anne Tiernan, Professor of Politics and Public Policy and Dean (Engagement), Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia)
Authors and Affiliations
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UNSW Sydney, Kensington, Australia
Hal Pawson, Vivienne Milligan
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University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Judith Yates
About the authors
Hal Pawson is Professor of Housing Research and Policy, University of New South Wales Sydney, and an Associate Director of UNSW's City Futures Research Centre. Renowned as a housing researcher both in Australia and the UK, he is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing, and a Managing Editor of the international journal, Housing Studies.
Vivienne Milligan is an Honorary Professor, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Australia. She has had a distinguished career, spanning nearly 40 years, as both a policymaker and a researcher specialising in social and affordable housing. She has a Doctorate in Geographical Studies from Utrecht University and is a life member of the Australasian Housing Institute.
Judith Yates currently is an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Economics at the University of Sydney following a career of over 40 years in academia. Her primary research has been in housing economics, finance and policy. She holds a Doctor of Economic Science from the University of Amsterdam.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Housing Policy in Australia
Book Subtitle: A Case for System Reform
Authors: Hal Pawson, Vivienne Milligan, Judith Yates
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0780-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0779-3Published: 19 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0782-3Published: 19 December 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-0780-9Published: 14 December 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 368
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Studies/Sociology, Social Policy, Urban Economics