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neglected by the private market, and where other social welfare goods face pressure from high demand. State intervention is often the response to these 'problems', however it may take divergent forms. For example the advocacy of the distribution of additional state resources from the political left, and the advocacy of social control from the political right. These approaches often appear to be paternalistic majority ethnic 'solutions' on behalf of, and for 'the other'. An alternative approach is offered by grassroots activism within minority ethnic communities. Demands for greater
resources, but also significantly for more community control over resources, provide an important challenge to the future construction of social policy. They assert the primacy of empowerment and self help over paternalism, and question the validity of social engineering which may emanate from top down
policy implementation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Ethnicity and Housing |
| Subtitle of host publication | Accommodating Accommodating the differences |
| Editors | Fred Boal |
| Place of Publication | Aldershot |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 15 |
| Pages | 163-169 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-315-21128-2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-138-63416-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
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Addressing the housing needs of minority ethnic communities : Towards a pluralistic housing policy. / Tomlins, Richard.
Ethnicity and Housing: Accommodating Accommodating the differences. ed. / Fred Boal. Aldershot : Routledge, 2000. p. 163-169.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Addressing the housing needs of minority ethnic communities
T2 - Towards a pluralistic housing policy
AU - Tomlins, Richard
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The need for an ethnically sensitive housing policy has been highlighted by academic research which has documented the differential housing outcomes experienced between ethnic groups within national boundaries. A particular cause of concern has been the housing inequalities of minority ethnic communities, who are often concentrated in parts of urban areas which areneglected by the private market, and where other social welfare goods face pressure from high demand. State intervention is often the response to these 'problems', however it may take divergent forms. For example the advocacy of the distribution of additional state resources from the political left, and the advocacy of social control from the political right. These approaches often appear to be paternalistic majority ethnic 'solutions' on behalf of, and for 'the other'. An alternative approach is offered by grassroots activism within minority ethnic communities. Demands for greaterresources, but also significantly for more community control over resources, provide an important challenge to the future construction of social policy. They assert the primacy of empowerment and self help over paternalism, and question the validity of social engineering which may emanate from top downpolicy implementation.
AB - The need for an ethnically sensitive housing policy has been highlighted by academic research which has documented the differential housing outcomes experienced between ethnic groups within national boundaries. A particular cause of concern has been the housing inequalities of minority ethnic communities, who are often concentrated in parts of urban areas which areneglected by the private market, and where other social welfare goods face pressure from high demand. State intervention is often the response to these 'problems', however it may take divergent forms. For example the advocacy of the distribution of additional state resources from the political left, and the advocacy of social control from the political right. These approaches often appear to be paternalistic majority ethnic 'solutions' on behalf of, and for 'the other'. An alternative approach is offered by grassroots activism within minority ethnic communities. Demands for greaterresources, but also significantly for more community control over resources, provide an important challenge to the future construction of social policy. They assert the primacy of empowerment and self help over paternalism, and question the validity of social engineering which may emanate from top downpolicy implementation.
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-1-138-63416-9
SP - 163
EP - 169
BT - Ethnicity and Housing
A2 - Boal, Fred
PB - Routledge
CY - Aldershot
ER -