1st Edition
The Failure of Land Reform in Twentieth-Century England The Triumph of Private Property
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: The Historical Setting
1. The English Land Question in Historical Perspective
2. Land Reform Movements Before 1914
Part II: The Land Question and Taxation of Land Values 1914 to 1939
3. The Impact of The War and The Spread of Owner-Occupation
4. The Rise of Town Planning and The Demise of Site Value Rating
Part III: The Political Conflict Over Landed Property Rights 1942 to 1979
5. The Impact of The War on Town and Country
6. Tensions in The War-Time Coalition Government
7. The Post War Settlement
8. Continuing Battles Over Compensation and Betterment
Part IV: The Land Question and The Housing Crisis 1979 to 2017.
9. The Triumph of Private Property and Future Options for Land Reform
10. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Michael Tichelar is Visiting Fellow in History at the University of the West of England, UK, and author of The History of Opposition to Blood Sports in Twentieth Century England: Hunting at Bay.
‘…an important book that answers a number of questions about land reform. Thoughtful and clearly written, it demonstrates that land reform never really went away as a political issue, but was in part transmuted into debates about planning, betterment and compensation and capital gains tax.’ - Jeremy Burchardt, University of Reading, UK
