Urban policy in Britain : the city, the state and the market

Government attempts to regenerate Britain's cities have taken a variety of overt and covert forms since 1945. This comprehensive and clearly written text provides a theoretical framework within which to understand urban policy and assesses the evolution of Conservative approaches to the revitalisation of urban areas under Thatcher and Major. Key legislation is reviewed and major consideration is given to the impact on urban policy of New Right principles, such as reliance on 'the market'. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Analysing Urban Policy....Pages 1-20 Post-War Urban Problems and the Rediscovery of Urban Poverty....Pages 21-42 First Steps: Urban Initiatives and Urban Problems in Early 1970s Britain....Pages 43-63 The Watershed? Urban Policy 1977–79....Pages 64-86 Urban Problems since 1979: The Conservative Approach....Pages 87-110 Reshaping the Urban Policy Inheritance....Pages 111-138 Urban Initiatives since 1979: Innovation, Consolidation and Assessment....Pages 139-173 Urban Planning under Conservatism....Pages 174-200 Local Government and Urban Policy....Pages 201-228 Race, Urban Problems and Urban Initiatives....Pages 229-252 Conclusion....Pages 253-272 Back Matter....Pages 273-306 This text provides a framework within which to understand urban policy and assesses the evolution of Conservative approaches to the revitalization of urban areas under Thatcher and Major. Legislation is reviewed and consideration is given to the impact on urban policy of New Right principles. Rob Atkinson And Graham Moon. Includes Bibliographical References (p.276-301) And Index.