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The State and Housing in New Zealand to 1919
Author(s) -
HARGREAVES R.P.,
HEARN T.J.,
LITTLE S.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
new zealand geographer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1745-7939
pISSN - 0028-8144
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-7939.1985.tb01070.x
Subject(s) - lease , state (computer science) , period (music) , public housing , administration (probate law) , political science , economy , history , economic history , public administration , economics , law , aesthetics , philosophy , algorithm , computer science
The history and historical geography of housing in New Zealand are themes which have attracted comparatively little research interest, with the exception of changing architectural styles (Schwarz 1977, Hedley 1980), and a general review by Wilkes and Wood (1984). Elsewhere housing has long been of interest to social historians and to the historians of public policy and administration, particularly in the United Kingdom where much attention has been focussed on the origins and development of State involvement in the housing market. This paper will discuss the origins of State involvement in New Zealand during the period to 1919 when the State first interceded with respect both to financing and to the construction of houses for sale and lease.