Author: Madden David
Place: London
Publisher: Verso
Year: 2016
Pages: 230
ISBN: 9781784783549
Source: Purchased
Subject: Housing
Sub-Subject: Affordable Housing
Keyword: Housing, Housing Movement, Radical Right to Housing
Classification: 333.338
Shelf: C3R3
Accession No: B1374
Contents: Acknowledgments Introduction: The Residential is Political Against the Commodification of Housing Residential Alienation Oppression and Liberation in Housing The Myths of Housing Policy Housing Movements of New York Conclusion: For a Radical Right to Housing Index
Abstract: *In Defense of Housing* by Peter Marcuse and David Madden critiques the transformation of housing into a commodity, exacerbating social inequalities. They argue that profit has overtaken social need, forcing the poor to pay more for worse living conditions while wealthier individuals access better housing. Displacement and gentrification further harm communities. The authors contend that the housing crisis is rooted in deep political and economic issues and cannot be resolved through minor policy changes. Instead, they call for radical, progressive alternatives to ensure housing as a universal right, not a market-driven commodity.