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Professor Alan Townsend is out of the office and will not be checking e-mail until Monday 8th September. Professor, and Director International Centre for Regional Regeneration and Development Studies Wolfson Research Institute Queen's Campus, Stockton Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6BH Direct Line: 0191 3340455 Internal: 40455 -----Original Message----- From: Economic Geography Research Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Peter North Sent: 27 August 2003 16:28 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: State Housing and Urban Policy Apologies for cross posting, and to those not able to come to London for what looks like an interesting debate: Peter North Department of Geography University of Liverpool ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~IIn association with LOCAL ECONOMY Taking Stock – The importance of council housing to regeneration Glyn Robbins, Winner of the 2003 Sam Aaronovitch Memorial Prize for the best article from an activist in Local Economy. New Labour continues to see a strong role for the private sector in regeneration. From PFIs to Stock Transfer, a central focus has been in bringing in private sector ‘know how’ to regeneration. But this often cuts against a simultaneous commitment to putting local people at the heart of regeneration, as they might not what to see assets, in their eyes, ‘sold off’. In a series of high profile defeats, local people have fought off plans to privatise council housing, once a commodity that Conservative and Labour councils alike competed to built the most state housing. What is so important about council housing for regeneration? Are activists NIMBY ideologues that focus not on what works, but ideology? Are those residents who vote for transfer cashing in on a resource they have no right to? Is low cost housing essential to inclusive cities, and is stock transfer contributing to greater social exclusion? The Editors of Local Economy invite you to come and discuss the issues. Date: Wednesday, 17th September 2003 Time: 5pm Location: Local Government Information Unit 22 Upper Woburn Place London WC1H 0TB The event is free, but to reserve a place please RSVP to Andrew Jones, Secretary to the Board, Local Economy Email: [log in to unmask] ______________________ Local Economy, now published by Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, was founded in 1986 to bring together policy analysts, researchers and practitioners concerned with local economic policies and social justice. Local Economy aims to make academic research accessible to all working in the broad field of local economic and social change. Local Economy operates as an interdisciplinary forum for the critical review of policy developments in the broad area of local economic development and urban regeneration. Local Economy seeks not only to publish analysis and critique but also to disseminate innovative practice. One particular concern is with grassroots community economic development strategies and the work of voluntary organisations, considered within the context of wider social, political and economic change. Local Economy on line: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/02690942.html