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The ‘Politics’ of Australian Housing: The Role of Lobbyists and Their Influence in Shaping Policy
Citation
Jacobs, K, The Politics' of Australian Housing: The Role of Lobbyists and Their Influence in Shaping Policy, Housing Studies, 30, (5) pp. 694-710. ISSN 0267-3037 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2015 Taylor and Francis
DOI: doi:10.1080/02673037.2014.1000833
Abstract
It is often taken for granted that governments intervene in the housing market to
address social need and affordability concerns, but is this conceptualisation sufficient to capture the
processes that inform housing policy-making? In this paper, I argue that an appreciation of the roles
performed by interest groups and lobbyists is necessary to understand not only how housing policies
are determined, but also how they are maintained. The paper begins by setting out the context of
Australian housing policy-making and the arrangements currently in place. Drawing upon
interviews with influential lobbyists and policy advisors, the main part of the paper considers: the
tactics deployed to inform policy-making, recent examples of successful interventions, the tensions
between welfare and industry lobbyists and the barriers that undermine reform. The final part
considers the wider significance of the lobbying process and its relevance for future research.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Lobbying, housing policy, Australia, welfare |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Sociology |
Research Field: | Urban sociology and community studies |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Community services |
Objective Field: | Structure, delivery and resourcing |
UTAS Author: | Jacobs, K (Professor Keith Jacobs) |
ID Code: | 99965 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 22 |
Deposited By: | School of Social Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2015-04-21 |
Last Modified: | 2018-04-06 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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