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The politics of housing – we voted for it

The Economist’s recent study on housing questioned the unthinkable – are high home ownership rates really a good thing?

Adam Parsons
Sun, 23 Feb 2020

The Economist’s recent study on housing questioned the unthinkable – are high homeownership rates really a good thing? It argues that countries with high rates of homeownership have tended to give housing tax breaks and allowed NIMBYs to restrict building. Sound familiar?

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Adam Parsons
Sun, 23 Feb 2020
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