| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 379 pages) : illustrations |
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Oxford socio-legal studies |
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Oxford socio-legal studies.
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| Contents |
1. The 'Right' to Council Housing? -- 2. Homelessness in Britain: Historical Perspectives -- 3. The Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 -- 4. Eastern, Midland, and Western Councils -- 5. Doing the Job -- 6. Priority Need and Homelessness -- 7. Intentional Homelessness -- 8. Local Connection -- 9. Rehousing Homeless Persons -- 10. Legal Control of Administrative Discretion? -- 11. 'Welfare Rights, Law, and Discretion' Revisited |
| Summary |
The size of Britain's homeless population has risen considerably since the introduction of the Housing (Homeless) Persons Act 1977. This study presents detailed empirical information on the manner in which three local authorities implemented the homelessness legislation |
| Analysis |
Housing Law |
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Great Britain |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-366) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Public housing -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
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Homeless persons -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain
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Homeless persons -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Public housing -- Law and legislation
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Huisvesting.
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Thuislozen.
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Bestuursrecht.
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Bestuursprocesrecht.
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191681868 |
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0191681865 |
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