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Aeron Davis - Property, Power and Poverty, Inbunden

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Property, Power and Poverty

How Housing Derailed the Economy and Democracy in Aotearoa-New Zealand

Av Aeron Davis

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Property, Power and Poverty examines power and inequality through the lens of Aotearoa‑New Zealand’s housing crisis, situating it within broader global patterns.Since the Great Financial Crisis (2007–08), rising housing costs, inadequate supply and deepening wealth disparities have become critical issues in capitalist democracies. Drawing on a case study of Aotearoa‑New Zealand, this book demonstrates how elite networks across politics, finance, media and policy sustain a distorted housing market that privileges landlords, investors and property owners while exacerbating social and economic inequalities. By focusing on the intersections of political economy, housing policy, media and elite interests, this book provides a nuanced analysis of the systemic causes behind the housing crisis. It reveals how financialisation, rentier capitalism and deregulation have transformed housing from a basic human necessity into a speculative asset. Through engaging case studies and extensive empirical research, this book offers readers fresh insights into the structural conditions that fuel housing inequality. Policymakers, students and the public will benefit from its exploration of alternative approaches to housing reform and market regulation.Written for academics and non‑specialists alike, this book is grounded in a three‑year funded study involving 80 elite interviews, audits of ministerial diaries, Rich Listers, lobbyists and political donations, economic data, extensive media content analyses and housing policy reviews. Its interdisciplinary approach bridges sociology, political science, media and economics, making it a valuable resource for those studying housing, inequality or elite power structures. While thoroughly researched, the accessible writing style ensures its findings are useful for scholars and practitioners alike, contributing to critical debates on housing justice and political reform.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-11-30
  • Mått: 138 x 216 x undefined mm
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 130
  • Förlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781041086529
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Aeron Davis is Professor of Political Communication at the Political Science and International Relations Programme of Te Herenga Waka‑Victoria University of Wellington.

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House prices rise despite the supply of housing rising faster than the number of people. Aeron Davis brilliantly explains the politics of selling a crooked system of dreams and aspirations where only a few greatly benefit and most suffer. A book of many stories and solutions.Danny Dorling, Professor of Geography, University of OxfordProperty, Power and Poverty provides a masterful account of Aotearoa’s multi-decadal housing crisis, its manifold causes, disturbing impacts and possible remedies. Superbly crafted, meticulously researched, compellingly reasoned and brutally frank, it expertly illuminates one of the country’s most serious and enduring policy problems. A must read for politicians, policy advisers and citizens alike.Jonathan Boston, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, Victoria University of WellingtonHousing is often treated as a technical policy problem. Aeron Davis demonstrates why it must instead be understood as a question of power, inequality and democracy. Rich in empirical detail and written with clarity and urgency, this book shows how asset-based wealth has come to organise entire political and economic systems. An essential contribution to contemporary political economy.Lisa Adkins, Professor of Sociology, University of SydneyAn important expansion of the housing conversation. Davis traces how politics, media and lobbying entrenched the property economy, and what it has cost our democracy. Grounded in 75 interviews and data, it is both personal and political. A rapid-fire book with depth.Shamubeel Eaqub, Chief Economist, Simplicity and Author of Generation Rent

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