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Tag Archives: housing
How 19th century finance and housing associations shaped 20th century housing regimes in Germany and the United States
Why has Germany become a country of tenants with a housing policy directed at private and public rental construction? On the other hand, why has the United States turned into a homeownership country? In an interesting article, Sebastian Kohl (University … Continue reading
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Tagged comparative political economy, economic history, finance, Germany, housing, institutions, policy, United States, urban policy
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Who Are the Foreclosed? A portrait of Americans displaced by the mortgage foreclosure crisis
Based on data from the National Suburban Survey from September 2010, Christopher Niedta & Isaac William Martin found that the person who has experienced home mortgage foreclosure since September 2007 resembles the average American but is somewhat likely to be … Continue reading
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Tagged crisis, housing, inequality, poverty, subprime mortgage crisis, United States
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Reviews of 6 interesting books on housing, urban policy, privatisation of cities and homelessness
Reading list of 6 books about housing, urban policy and future of our cities from LSE Review of Books.
