International perspectives on local government and housing: the Australian case in context

Morris, A; Beer, A; Paris, C; Martin, J; Budge, T; Horne, S

International perspectives on local government and housing: the Australian case in context

Morris, A

Beer, A Paris, C Martin, J Budge, T Horne, S

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Publisher:: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Urban Policy and Research, 2020, 38, (2), pp. 89-100
Issue Date:: 2020-03-30

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dc.contributor.author	Morris, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7652-5370
dc.contributor.author	Beer, A
dc.contributor.author	Paris, C
dc.contributor.author	Martin, J
dc.contributor.author	Budge, T
dc.contributor.author	Horne, S
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dc.date.available	2020-03-20
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dc.date.issued	2020-03-30
dc.identifier.citation	Urban Policy and Research, 2020, 38, (2), pp. 89-100
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dc.description.abstract	This paper examines the role of local government in the provision of housing across advanced economies in the contemporary economy and historically, while seeking to locate the Australian experience in a broader international perspective. It argues that while the details of recent developments in Australian local government are unique, in broader terms they are in line with wider shifts observable across nations. The paper finds that while there is a high degree of path dependency in the ways in which local governments engage with housing market processes, ongoing housing affordability challenges have given rise to policy innovation and new programmatic perspective. These developments have reflected non-systematic, and often disruptive, change rather than the continuation of predictable trends. The paper argues such evolution will continue into the future and will be more likely to deliver benefits to the local government sector and housing affordability if acknowledged and enabled by more senior tiers of government.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
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dc.rights	© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided theoriginal work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way
dc.subject	1205 Urban and Regional Planning, 1604 Human Geography, 1605 Policy and Administration
dc.title	International perspectives on local government and housing: the Australian case in context
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Abstract:

This paper examines the role of local government in the provision of housing across advanced economies in the contemporary economy and historically, while seeking to locate the Australian experience in a broader international perspective. It argues that while the details of recent developments in Australian local government are unique, in broader terms they are in line with wider shifts observable across nations. The paper finds that while there is a high degree of path dependency in the ways in which local governments engage with housing market processes, ongoing housing affordability challenges have given rise to policy innovation and new programmatic perspective. These developments have reflected non-systematic, and often disruptive, change rather than the continuation of predictable trends. The paper argues such evolution will continue into the future and will be more likely to deliver benefits to the local government sector and housing affordability if acknowledged and enabled by more senior tiers of government.

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