Subprime Cities
The Political Economy of Mortgage Markets
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, City Planning & Urban Development
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781444347432 | |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | January 19, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781444347432 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | January 19, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
Subprime Cities: The Political Economy of Mortgage Markets presents a collection of works from social scientists that offer insights into mortgage markets and the causes, effects, and aftermath of the recent 'subprime' mortgage crisis.
- Provides an even-handed and detailed analysis of mortgage markets and the recent housing crisis
- Features contributions from various social scientists with expertise in critical social theories who have assembled and analyzed detailed empirical information
- Offers a unique and powerful rebuttal to many of the misleading popular explanations of the crisis and its aftermath
- Reveals how racial minorities and the neighbourhoods inhabited by them are more likely to be targeted by subprime and predatory lenders
Subprime Cities: The Political Economy of Mortgage Markets presents a collection of works from social scientists that offer insights into mortgage markets and the causes, effects, and aftermath of the recent 'subprime' mortgage crisis.
- Provides an even-handed and detailed analysis of mortgage markets and the recent housing crisis
- Features contributions from various social scientists with expertise in critical social theories who have assembled and analyzed detailed empirical information
- Offers a unique and powerful rebuttal to many of the misleading popular explanations of the crisis and its aftermath
- Reveals how racial minorities and the neighbourhoods inhabited by them are more likely to be targeted by subprime and predatory lenders
