Description
| Product ID: | 9781526466556 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | What Do We Know and What Should We Do About: |
| Title: | What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Housing? |
| Authors: | Author: Keith Jacobs, Rowland Atkinson |
| Page Count: | 88 |
| Subjects: | Cultural studies, Cultural studies, Housing and homelessness, Central / national / federal government policies, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Housing & homelessness, Central government policies, Urban & municipal planning |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating By taking aim at the ‘property machine’ and its opposition to the social and everyday needs of the majority of the population, the authors analyse some of the key social and economic forces and the broad range of policies that have shaped and responded to Britain’s housing crisis. Before concluding with a series of innovative proposals that would allow for the establishment of a fairer and more equal society and a more stable economic future. The UK housing market is in crisis. House-prices are spiralling out of control, rents are rising faster than wages, and there is a serious shortage of new affordable homes. But what caused this crisis and what can we do about it? In this book, established housing policy experts Rowland Atkinson and Keith Jacobs expose the true economic forces behind Britain’s housing crisis. Urging readers to see the crisis as a result of the ‘property machine’; a financial system made up of banks and investors, developers, landlords, and real estate agencies that prioritises the interests of capital over social need. An unequal system that has been routinely protected by the policy decisions of successive governments. To overcome this troubling system and alleviate the crisis, the authors outline a series of innovative proposals that would improve housing conditions and tackle the inequalities expressed in relation to personal housing wealth. Allowing for the establishment of a fairer, more equal society, and a more stable economic future. ABOUT THE SERIES: The ‘What Do We Know and What Should We Do About...?'' series offers readers short, up-to-date overviews of key issues often misrepresented, simplified or misunderstood in modern society and the media. Each book is written by a leading social scientist with an established reputation in the relevant subject area. The Series Editor is Professor Chris Grey, Royal Holloway, University of London |
| Imprint Name: | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-02-20 |
