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A review by sirgrumpsalot
In Defense of Housing: The Politics of Crisis by Peter Marcuse, David Madden
3.0
Would give it more like 3.5*
Pretty clear analysis, but would have loved to see more solid policy proposals. Subverting the current housing system requires actual steps that can be taken by governments at any level, and the more concrete the steps are the easier it is to pressure officials to adopt them.
The chapter on the history of housing policy in NYC was interesting, but some might want to skip it since it is very specific to NYC, and might not be of interest to someone that does not care about NYC.
Like plenty of left-wing analyses, gives you plenty of arguments against the current system, but lacks a positive argument for the alternative. But critique of the current system is done pretty well.
Pretty clear analysis, but would have loved to see more solid policy proposals. Subverting the current housing system requires actual steps that can be taken by governments at any level, and the more concrete the steps are the easier it is to pressure officials to adopt them.
The chapter on the history of housing policy in NYC was interesting, but some might want to skip it since it is very specific to NYC, and might not be of interest to someone that does not care about NYC.
Like plenty of left-wing analyses, gives you plenty of arguments against the current system, but lacks a positive argument for the alternative. But critique of the current system is done pretty well.