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WHOSE HOUSING CRISIS? IBD

POLICY PRESS
03 / 2019
9781447345312
Inglés

Sinopsis

At the root of the housing crisis is the problematic relationship that individuals and economies share with residential property. áHousing&rsquo,s social purpose, as home, is too often relegated behind its economic function, as asset, able to offer a hedge against weakening pensions or source of investment and equity release for individuals, or guarantee rising public revenues, sustain consumer confidence and provide evidence of &lsquo,growth&rsquo, for economies. áThe refunctioning of housing in the twentieth century is a cause of great social inequality, as housing becomes a place to park and extract wealth and as governments do all they can to keep house prices on an upward track.