Picture 1 of 1

Stock photo

Big Capital: Who Is London For? by Anna Minton (English) Paperback Book - Picture 1 of 1

Big Capital: Who Is London For? by Anna Minton (Paperback, 2017)

5.01 product rating

The Nile UK Shop (46999)

99.3% positive Feedback

Price:

£10.38

Free delivery in 2-3 days

Estimated between Wed, 11 Jun and Thu, 12 Jun

Returns:

30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.

Condition:

New

We all need a place to live, but in London - and now much of the UK - housing is a financial asset rather than a basic right. by Anna Minton. A topical exploration into London's housing crisis, Minton breaks through the jargon to give a clear-sighted account of what is causing it and what can be done.

About this product

Product Information

Revealing exactly what is causing London's housing crisis - and what can be done London is facing the worst housing crisis in modern times, with knock-on effects for the rest of the UK. Despite the desperate shortage of housing, tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands of affordable homes are being pulled down, replaced by luxury apartments aimed at foreign investors. In this ideological war, only market solutions to housing - which is a public good - are considered, which paradoxically makes the situation worse, because the market responds to the needs of global capital rather than ordinary people needing homes to live in. In politically uncertain times, the housing crisis has become a key driver creating and fuelling the inequalities of a divided nation. Anna Minton cuts through the complexities, jargon and spin to give a clear-sighted account of how we got into this mess and how we can get out of it.