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Preface and Acknowledgements, List of Contributors, 1. FROM COMPLACENCY TO CRISIS, 2. THE DECLINE IN PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, 3. THE DETERIORATION OF PUBLIC SECTOR HOUSING, 4. HOUSING RENEWAL: PRIVATISATION AND BEYOND, 5. GROWING CRISIS AND CONTRADICTION IN HOME OWNERSHIP, 6. HOUSING AND CLASS IN THE INNER CITY, 7. HOUSING POLICIES FOR OLDER PEOPLE, 8. THE WORSENING CRISIS OF SINGLE HOMELESSNESS, 9. HOUSING POLICY AND YOUNG PEOPLE, CONCLUSION, Index