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The Politics of Housing Booms and Busts (International Political Economy)
Leonard Seabrooke
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Description for The Politics of Housing Booms and Busts (International Political Economy)
Paperback. 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: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
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
Paperback
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
9780230230811
SKU
V9780230230811
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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)
'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