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Housing for health: does the market work? (2004)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Easterlow, D., & Munro, M. (2004). Housing for health: does the market work?. Environment and Planning A, 36(4), 579-600. https://doi.org/10.1068/a3672

Markets are mechanisms for distributing goods and services according to people's ability to pay. They are also investment vehicles which can be used to secure financial gains as economies expand. Housing markets embrace both these features, and are p... Read More about Housing for health: does the market work?.

Housing for health: can the market care? (2004)
Journal Article
Easterlow, D., & Smith, S. (2004). Housing for health: can the market care?. Environment and Planning A, 36(6), 999-1017. https://doi.org/10.1068/a36178

For over two decades British public policy has been fuelled by the notion that markets are the most effective way to accumulate and distribute resources. Such markets are driven by price, respond to ability to pay, and are not, for the most part, see... Read More about Housing for health: can the market care?.