ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book aims to contribute to a variety of fields: housing studies, philosophy, policy, and housing practice. It outlines a policy continuum that on one end relates to basic justice; it is to these interventions that John Rawls' theory applies. The book argues that measuring social justice according to only primary goods does not give us a sufficient measure of equality. It suggests that there are a lot of social policies out there that fail the test. The book explores a number of different policy examples and suggested ways in which applying Rawls' difference principle can aid our understanding of current policy problems and responses. The difference principle therefore provides a tool by which to measure the impact of policy interventions on basic justice; however, the metric needs to be changed to one of effective agency.
