Discuss how housing and welfare policies have shaped housing affordability and availability across the UK, including policy divergences in the different nations within it.
compare UK with China / Thailand/Japan/ US.(Choosable)
1,500 words (including any footnotes but excluding the bibliography).
It is advised that your essay is presented in an appropriate font (Arial, Times New Roman or similar), size 12.
It should be double spaced, and you should leave 2.5cm margins on the left- and right-hand sides of the page.
These include:
· a well-structured argument with appropriate paragraphs and a clear conclusion;
· knowledge of relevant literature, appropriately referenced (including a bibliography);
· a grasp of the relevant concepts and competing theories/explanations;
· effective use and reporting of empirical evidence (appropriately referenced);
· evidence of critical, analytical thought;
· a clear attempt to address all parts of the question asked; good
presentation (word processed and attention to layout).
Readings/refference
Hoolachan, J., McKee, K., Moore, T. and Soaita, A.M. (2017) ‘“Generation Rent” and the Ability to “Settle down”: Economic and Geographical Variation in Young People’s Housing Transitions’, Journal of Youth Studies 20(1): 63–78. doi: 10.1080/13676261.2016.1184241
James, L., Lyrian D., Bentley, R. and Baker, E. (2022) ‘Housing Inequality: A Systematic Scoping
Review’, Housing Studies (online first):1–22. doi: 10.1080/02673037.2022.2119211
Lund, B. (2019) ‘The Housing Crisis’, in Housing in the United Kingdom Cham: Springer, pp. 1–40
Perry, J., Stephens, M., Williams, P. and Young, G. (2021) 2021 UK Housing Review: Autumn Briefing
Paper
Robertson, M. (2017) ‘The Great British Housing Crisis’, Capital & Class 41(2): 195–215. doi:
10.1177/0309816816678571
Soaita, A. M., Gibb, K., and Maclennan, D. (2019) Housing wealth inequalities in Scotland: an
evidence review. A report for the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Commission Glasgow: