List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. The Movement for Housing Reform in Germany 1840-1914: Section 1. Recognition of the Housing Problem: 1. The emergence of the Housing Problem 1840-1857; 2. The first debate on the Housing Problem 1857-1872; 3. Boom, depression and the second debate on the Housing Problem 1872-1886; Section 2. The Programme for Reform: 4. The reformers' ideal; 5. Public health and housing reform; 6. The design of working-class housing; 7. Housing reform and the Land Question; Section 3. Reform and the Provision of New Housing: 8. Housing by private enterprise; 9. Housing by the employer; 10. Non-profit housing before 1890; 11. Non-profit housing after 1890; 12. The campaign for national housing legislation 1886-1914; Part II. The Movement for Housing Reform in France 1840-1914: Section 4. Recognition of the Housing Problem: 13. The context of the Housing Problem; 14. The housing market: Paris; Section 5. The Programme for Reform: 15. the reformers' ideal; 16. Social reform; 17. Housing and hygiene; 18. Housing and urban growth; 19. Architectural reform; Section 6. Reform and the Provisions of New Housing: 20. The reformers and the housing market; 21. Housing for industry; 22. Housing societies; 23. Housing and co-operation; 24. The Société Française des Habitations à Bon Marché and housing legislation; 25. The evolution of housing legislation 1: 'free action is superior and sufficient'; 26. The evolution of housing legislation 2: 'unbiased rivalry'; Conclusion to Parts 1 and 2: from workers' housing to social housing; Abbreviations used for periodicals; Notes; Bibliography; Sources of illustrations; Chronology: England, Germany and France; Index.