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CLAIMING SOCIAL HOUSING FUTURES: Value, Risk and the Temporal Politics of Income Strip Financing in London

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
wiley   +1 more source

"First phone call is usually family"<i>:</i> Informal Borrowing Among Low-Income Debtors. [PDF]

J Marriage Fam
Chanda T, Houle JN, Vogel LK, Dwyer RE, Berger LM.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

THE VIOLENCE OF FULL COST RECOVERY: Financing Water Infrastructure, and the History and Future of Perpetual Crisis in Mombasa

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Foregrounding the role of finance, this article examines the historical production and future trajectory of the urban water crisis in Mombasa. Drawing on archival research and contemporary fieldwork, it traces how principles of full cost recovery—institutionalized during the colonial period and later reworked through postcolonial ...
Joe Williams
wiley   +1 more source

A population-based study exploring racial and gender inequities in polysubstance-related deaths across the United States from 2004 to 2022. [PDF]

Addiction
Cadet K, Brinzo P, Martins SS.
europepmc   +1 more source

REPAYMENT OF LOAN

Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, 1967
openaire   +1 more source

GHOSTLY ENCOUNTERS IN LAGOS: Virtual Reality between Urban Marketing and Media Activism

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the role of virtual reality (VR) technologies in mediating and contesting dominant visions of urban futures in West Africa. Drawing on theoretical insights from a hybridization of the work of the German‐born Jewish critic Walter Benjamin and the Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola, I introduce the concept of phantasmagoria as a ...
Hervé Roquet
wiley   +1 more source

"Stay indoors with Purdah, men will make the money": A qualitative study investigating women's microfinance participation and mobility practices in Bangladesh. [PDF]

PLoS One
Bristi KFA, Shohel TA, Shovo TE, Mumu MN, Nizam H.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

EVICT, NEGLECT, OR INVEST? Community Power and the Politics of Urban Informality Governance in Jakarta

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Why do some informal neighborhoods receive public investment while others are neglected or evicted? This article addresses the inconsistent governmental responses to informal settlements in Jakarta, Indonesia, during the democratic period. State actions range from violent evictions to tolerance and community‐led improvements.
Kadek Wara Urwasi
wiley   +1 more source

Revisiting the Eight Basic Payment Methods in Health Care: A Contemporary Framework for Value-Based Policy and Practice in the United States. [PDF]

J Healthc Leadersh
Beauvais B, Ramamonjiarivelo Z, Mileski M, Shapley R, Pradhan R, Priore R.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Understanding the Role of Migration, Culture and Transnational Ties in Family Financial Assistance With Home Ownership

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Family financial assistance with home ownership has attracted significant scholarly attention in recent years. However, the role of culture and ethnicity, transnational ties, and migration in this practice remains significantly under‐addressed.
Julia Cook
wiley   +1 more source