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Risking Housing Need
Author(s) -
Cowan Dave,
Gilroy Rose,
Pantazis Christina
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of law and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.263
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1467-6478
pISSN - 0263-323X
DOI - 10.1111/1467-6478.00134
Subject(s) - process (computing) , sociology , risk analysis (engineering) , positive economics , psychology , economics , criminology , public economics , business , computer science , operating system
It is commonly suggested that social housing is allocated on the basis of ‘need’. The authors, however, suggest that the concept of risk provides a much better explanation of the complex interplay of interests involved in the allocation process. In particular, risk explains developing allocation methods in low‐demand areas. The thesis is exemplified by drawing upon data derived from the authors' original research on the rehousing of sex offenders.