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COMMON SENSE LAW: Making Right/s in the Liberal City
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article, co‐authored by encampment and university scholars, is concerned with how homeless persons challenge rightlessness. We do so by advancing a conceptual framework of common sense law, arguing that such contestations take place not only in courtrooms but also in the lived spaces of homelessness.
Ananya Roy +3 more
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PARTY‐STATE URBANISM: Coevolution of Local State Capacity and Strategic Alliances in Shenzhen
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract What is distinct about Chinese urban governance? Classic theories predict that when the central state retreats from resource allocation, capacity‐strained local governments must form alliances with non‐state actors, thereby diluting state power. In China, however, state power remains dominant despite decentralization.
Yunhan Wen
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Housing Regulation, Statistical Discrimination, and the Recourse to Agencies. [PDF]
Housing and labor markets exhibit many similarities. First, information is imperfect. Tenant quality, like worker quality, is unobserved. Second, separation is costly and time consuming.
Wasmer, Etienne
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Profiling UK private landlords, report for Council of Mortgage Lenders [PDF]
, 2016 Kath Scanlon and Christine Whitehead have conducted the largest ever survey of UK landlords in a report commissioned by the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
Blog Admin, LSE London Housing Blog
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how socio‐political constructions of rental markets create housing vulnerabilities for subaltern renters. Going beyond the typical focus on occupancy claims in slums, I study rent and racialization in Indian cities through the experiences of Northeastern migrant women living in Bengaluru.
Meghna Mohandas
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PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM OF HOUSING CONTROL IN URBAN SETTLEMENTS
Вестник университета, 2017 The article analyses the existing system of housing control, reveals modern problems and peculiarities of state supervision and municipal control in the housing sector of urban settlements, proposed measures for further development of the system of ...
M. Stadolin
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Upward only rent reviews versus indexation: an investigation into the impact of differing mechanisms upon market efficiency within the commercial real estate sector [PDF]
, 2011 The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the traditional, upward-only rent review clauses in English commercial leases can be replaced by rent indexation.
Cheetham, Tony, Seibel, Caroline
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Asset managers, private equity firms and other institutional investors have assumed an increasingly important role in the ownership and management of housing and infrastructure since the Global Financial Crisis. This article analyses how social housing in London is being transformed into a financial asset through an analysis of ‘income strip ...
Aretousa Bloom, Joe Penny
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Discover Public HealthBackground Children residing in rental properties are at risk for lead exposure. This study examines experiences of landlords related to lead poisoning.
Joanna S. Balza +6 more
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Laying the Foundation: The Private Rental Market and Affordable Housing [PDF]
, 2017 The private rental housing market plays a critical, and often overlooked, role in shaping the lives of the poor and the surrounding community. This brief Article presents Matthew Desmond’s rich portrayal of low-income tenants and their landlords in his ...
Rosser, Ezra
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