Global and local origins of the unaffordable housing crisis: Comparative National Case Studies
Channel: Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra
Date: 2023-06-19

Considerable variations in both policy and historical trajectory tell a complex story about whether housing is affordable in a given country. Building on data from income inequality and home ownership in different nations, this communication presents New Zealand and Singapore as case studies. It concludes that there are no pure systems that will not collapse in on themselves. Policy solutions to unaffordable housing crisis must take into account the socio-economic context and the politico-historical trajectories of each country.