The Politics of Housing Booms and Busts /

This book demonstrates how housing systems are built from political struggles over the distribution of welfare and wealth. The contributors analyze varieties of residential capitalism through a range of international case studies, as well as investigating the links between housing finance and the cu...

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Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Schwartz, Herman M. (Editor), Seabrooke, Leonard (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:	International political economy series.
Subjects:	Political Science and International Relations. International Relations. Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. Political Economy. Political Sociology. Real Estate Management. Social Policy. City planning. Economics. International relations. Political science. Political sociology. Real estate management. Regional planning. Social policy. Electronic books.
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Summary:	This book demonstrates how housing systems are built from political struggles over the distribution of welfare and wealth. The contributors analyze varieties of residential capitalism through a range of international case studies, as well as investigating the links between housing finance and the current international financial crisis.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (XII, 252 pages)
ISBN:	9780230280441
DOI:	10.1057/9780230280441