Abstract
This paper evaluates, through a fourfold framework, the extent to which devolution in Great Britain has enhanced the organisational accountability of housing associations three years after the creation of the Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales. The evaluation framework examines the goals set for social housing organisations, the processes by which they are set, and the ways in which goals are monitored and enforced. The assessment reveals that, whilst it would be a mistake to suggest that housing policies and administrative frameworks have been traditionally monolithic across Britain, there is evidence that they are now diverging further, and that policy priorities for housing associations are coming to reflect local circumstances and locally-determined decisions to a greater extent than hitherto. The utility of the evaluation framework is thus demonstrated. It is concluded that the organisational accountability of housing associations has been enhanced alongside, and, to some extent, as a result of, devolution.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 177-199 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Housing Studies |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2003 |
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Keywords
- Devolution
- Great Britain
- Housing associations
- Organisational accountability
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Devolution and housing associations in Great Britain : Enhancing organisational accountability? / Walker, Richard M.; Mullins, David; Pawson, Hal.
In: Housing Studies, Vol. 18, No. 2, 03.2003, p. 177-199.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Devolution and housing associations in Great Britain
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AU - Walker, Richard M.
AU - Mullins, David
AU - Pawson, Hal
PY - 2003/3
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N2 - This paper evaluates, through a fourfold framework, the extent to which devolution in Great Britain has enhanced the organisational accountability of housing associations three years after the creation of the Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales. The evaluation framework examines the goals set for social housing organisations, the processes by which they are set, and the ways in which goals are monitored and enforced. The assessment reveals that, whilst it would be a mistake to suggest that housing policies and administrative frameworks have been traditionally monolithic across Britain, there is evidence that they are now diverging further, and that policy priorities for housing associations are coming to reflect local circumstances and locally-determined decisions to a greater extent than hitherto. The utility of the evaluation framework is thus demonstrated. It is concluded that the organisational accountability of housing associations has been enhanced alongside, and, to some extent, as a result of, devolution.
AB - This paper evaluates, through a fourfold framework, the extent to which devolution in Great Britain has enhanced the organisational accountability of housing associations three years after the creation of the Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales. The evaluation framework examines the goals set for social housing organisations, the processes by which they are set, and the ways in which goals are monitored and enforced. The assessment reveals that, whilst it would be a mistake to suggest that housing policies and administrative frameworks have been traditionally monolithic across Britain, there is evidence that they are now diverging further, and that policy priorities for housing associations are coming to reflect local circumstances and locally-determined decisions to a greater extent than hitherto. The utility of the evaluation framework is thus demonstrated. It is concluded that the organisational accountability of housing associations has been enhanced alongside, and, to some extent, as a result of, devolution.
KW - Devolution
KW - Great Britain
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U2 - 10.1080/0267303032000087711
DO - 10.1080/0267303032000087711
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VL - 18
SP - 177
EP - 199
JO - Housing Studies
JF - Housing Studies
SN - 0267-3037
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