| The Microstructures of Housing Markets Contributor(s): Smith, Susan J. (Editor), Munro, Moira (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415478065 ISBN-13: 9780415478069 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: This multidisciplinary collection casts exciting new light on how housing markets work. It develops innovative ideas about the microstructures of markets in order to explore the social, cultural and psychological, as well as economic, drivers of this most critical element of national and local economies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Consumer Behavior - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 333.338 |
| Physical Information: 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: House prices and mortgage debt have moved to centre stage in the management of national economies, regional development and neighbourhood change. Describing, analysing and understanding how housing markets work within and across these scales of economy and society has never been more urgent. But much more is known about the macro-scales than the microstructures; and about the economic rather than social drivers of housing market dynamics. This book redresses the balance. It shows that housing markets are social, cultural and psychological - as well as economic - affairs. This multidisciplinary approach is helpful in understanding the economic staples of supply, demand, price and information. It also casts new light on the emotional and political economy of markets. |