Originally published in 1974, this book surveys the experience of public
and quasi public housing in the UK, USA, France, Germany, the former
USSR, Israel, Denmark, Sweden, Hungary and Puerto Rico. Each country's
housing policy is set in a broad social and historical context, showing
how the policy developed and how effective it was. Administrative
problems encountered in different countries are evaluated and compared
and many similarities emerge. The relationship of housing to transport,
education and employment is discussed and special attention is focused
on the role of new towns in Sweden, the former USSR, the UK, Israel and
the USA.