The Failure of Land Reform in Twentieth Century England: the Triumph of Private Property

Based on a mixture of primary historical research and secondary sources, this book explores the reasons for the failure of the state in England during the twentieth century to regulate, tax, and control the market in land for the common or public good. It is maintained that this created the circumst...

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Main Author: Tichelar, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton Routledge 2018
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:Based on a mixture of primary historical research and secondary sources, this book explores the reasons for the failure of the state in England during the twentieth century to regulate, tax, and control the market in land for the common or public good. It is maintained that this created the circumstances in which private property relationships had triumphed by the end of the century. Explaining a complex field of legislation and policy in accessible terms, the book concludes by asking what type of land reform might be relevant in the twenty-first century to address the current housing crisis, which seen in its widest context, has become the new land question of the modern era
Item Description:Contemporary books, articles and pamphlets
Physical Description:1 online resource (243 pages)
ISBN:9781351811736
1351811738
9781351811743
1351811746
9781351811729
135181172X
9781315211121
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