Subprime Cities: The Political Economy of Mortgage MarketsISBN: 978-1-4443-3777-8
Paperback
360 pages
April 2012, Wiley-Blackwell
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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.
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Provides an even-handed and detailed analysis of mortgage markets and the recent housing crisis
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Features contributions from various social scientists with expertise in critical social theories who have assembled and analyzed detailed empirical information
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Offers a unique and powerful rebuttal to many of the misleading popular explanations of the crisis and its aftermath
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Reveals how racial minorities and the neighbourhoods inhabited by them are more likely to be targeted by subprime and predatory lenders
