.png){kind=logo}
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Politics of Housing Booms and Busts (International Political Economy Series)
Leonard Seabrooke
€ 128.27
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Politics of Housing Booms and Busts (International Political Economy Series)
Hardcover. 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. Editor(s): Schwartz, Herman M. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCP; KFFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
International Political Economy Series
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230230804
SKU
V9780230230804
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Leonard Seabrooke
HERMAN SCHWARTZ is Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, USA. A prolific author, his most recent book is Subprime Nation: American Power, Global Capital and the Housing Bubble. His other publications include Dominions of Debt and States versus Markets. LEONARD SEABROOKE is Professor in International Political Economy in the Department of Politics and International Studies, and Director of ... Read more
Reviews for The Politics of Housing Booms and Busts (International Political Economy Series)
'Schwartz and Seabrooke have done what most academics fail to do; produce a volume that is both timely and extremely relevant. As well providing us with a panoptic view of the global housing crisis, they frame it with a theoretical framework that clarifies the central causal and constitutive processes at the heart of the global crisis. If you want to ... Read more