Fiscal Conservatism versus Local Paternalism: Divergent Experiences of Public Housing Decline in Rural Areas of England during the 1980s

Autor/in	Long, Ian
Titel	Fiscal Conservatism versus Local Paternalism: Divergent Experiences of Public Housing Decline in Rural Areas of England during the 1980s
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Studies, 21 (2005) 1, S.111-129 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-0167
DOI	10.1016/j.jrurstud.2004.10.001
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Political Attitudes; Public Housing; Rural Areas; Public Policy; Political Influences; Low Income; Decision Making; Local Government; Social Change; Classification; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Öffentliche Ordnung; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Niedriglohn; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Gemeindeverwaltung; Sozialer Wandel; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem
Abstract	This paper examines the differential response of two rural districts of England (Fenland and Waveney) to changes in council house provisioning in the 1980s. It is situated in a decade when major policy shifts in social housing policy were occurring at the national level with local governments devising new social housing strategies in response. Against a fast moving legislative background, the study examines the extent to which Stoker's categorisation of policy-making behaviour helps us to understand the diversity of policy-making influences at work in rural areas. In displaying a resentment of outside influence and a vision grounded in local considerations that offered minimal support for housing association activity, both Fenland and Waveney both exhibited attributes of what Stoker (The Politics of Local Government, second ed., 1991, Macmillan, London) called a "traditionalist," Conservative stance. However, contrasts in the social housing policy of each authority over the decade revealed the limitations of this categorisation. In Fenland, pressures for housing growth led to increasing problems for those on low-incomes. Nevertheless, the District's social housing policy was dominated by fiscal conservatism and a reluctance to maintain financial support for either construction or the maintenance of council housing. By contrast, the social housing policies adopted by Waveney were characterised by a paternalistic desire to maintain a higher level of support for council housing combined with a more overtly critical attitude of central government policy. By identifying different dimensions of "traditionalist" Conservative behaviour, the paper underscores the need for further studies on the role played by local leadership and key actors in policy-making processes. (Author).
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