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This Book Demonstrates How Housing Systems Are Built From Political Struggles Over The Distribution Of Welfare And Wealth. The Contributors Analyze Varieties Of Residential Capitalism Through A Range Of International Case Studies, As Well As Investigating The Links Between Housing Finance And The Current International Financial Crisis. Cover; Contents; List Of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Notes On Contributors; 1 Varieties Of Residential Capitalism In The International Political Economy: Old Welfare States And The New Politics Of Housing; 2 Housing, Global Finance, And American Hegemony: Building Conservative Politics One Brick At A Time; 3 Boom And Crash: The Politics Of Individual Subject Creation In The Most Recent British House Price Bubble; 4 The Politics Of Capital Gains: Building An Asset-based Society In New Zealand; 5 Recommodification, Residualism, And Risk: The Political Economy Of Housing Bubbles In Norway 6 Egalitarian Politics In Property Booms And Busts: Housing As Social Right Or Means To Wealth In Australia And Denmark7 Residential Capitalism In Italy And The Netherlands; 8 Political Framing In National Housing Systems: Lessons From Real Estate Developers In France And Spain; 9 Origins And Consequences Of The U.s. Subprime Crisis; 10 Conclusion: Residential Capitalism And The International Political Economy; Bibliography; Index By Leonard Seabrooke ; Edited By H. Schwartz. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English