148 Pages
by
Routledge
148 Pages
by
Routledge
148 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1987, Rent Control discusses the economics of rent control, citing numerous international examples of the detrimental effects of rigid rent control. Various policy options to revamp rental housing markets are examined critically. Rent control has proved a key issue in both politics and economics, repeatedly dividing interventionists and free marketeers. Consequently, its... Read more
Preface About the Authors Introduction 1. The Tangled Web 2. Theoretical Effects of Rent Control 3. Housing Shortage 4. Deterioration of Dwelling Quality 5. Excess Demand and its Consequences 6. Labour Immobility 7. History of UK Rent Control until 1979 8. Failure of Conservatives to Decontrol 9. Policy Options for Reform 10. Path to Abolition Bibliography Index
Biography
Robert Albon and David C Stafford
