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The financialization of housing and its political consequences

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Institutional investors in residential real estate have become targets of political backlash against unaffordable housing. We argue that this backlash is not only about economic issues such as rising rents; it reflects a fundamental rejection of “financialized capitalism” that turns housing from a basic need into a speculative asset.
Rafaela Dancygier, Andreas Wiedemann
wiley   +1 more source

How budget trade‐offs undermine electoral incentives to build public housing

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Housing shortages and rising rents have increased demands for affordable housing. In this paper, we examine whether electoral constraints can undermine local politicians' incentives to build public housing. Empirically, we draw on the full‐count census of all housing built in Germany, data on 19,685 local elections between 1989 and 2011, and ...
Hanno Hilbig, Andreas Wiedemann
wiley   +1 more source

CONSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF THE EXPROPRIATION COMPENSATION

open access: yesZbornik Pravnog Fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci, 2015
Expropriation is an institute of Administrative Law by which the state intervenes in property rights of certain subjects and takes away or restricts those rights for its own benefit or for the benefit of other entities.
Mario Jelušić, Duška Šarin
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Endogenous opposition: Identity and ideology in Kuwaiti electoral politics

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract How do opposition elites succeed in authoritarian elections? Existing theories of authoritarian politics suggest a pivotal role for elections in enhancing the survival of incumbent dictators. Yet, in many contexts, opposition elites attract considerable support and constrain the policymaking authorities of these dictators.
Daniel L. Tavana
wiley   +1 more source

PROTECTION OF OWNERSHIP RIGHTS IN THE EXPROPRIATION PROCEDURES BEFORE THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

open access: yesZbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Splitu, 2008
The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia stipulates expropriation as an exception and it is authorised if the requisition or the limitation of a person’s ownership right is needed in order to build facilities or perform works in the interest of the ...
Sanja Zagrajski
doaj  

Navigating urbanization implications: effects of land expropriation on farmers’ livelihoods in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Cities
This paper investigates the effect of land expropriation on the livelihoods of farmers expropriated from the peripheries of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A mixed methods approach, including household surveys, key informant interviews, field visits, and document
Yeshitla Agonafir Ayenachew   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An anatomy of worldmaking: Sukarno and anticolonialism from post‐Bandung Indonesia

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This article analyzes the anticolonial worldmaking of postcolonial Indonesia's first president Sukarno, during Guided Democracy (1959–1965). Using worldmaking as a conceptual interface, the article offers three interconnected interventions.
Say Jye Quah
wiley   +1 more source

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