{"product_id":"9781444337778","title":"Subprime Cities The Political Economy of Mortgage Markets","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSubprime Cities\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Political Economy of Mortgage Markets\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eManuel B. Aalbers\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ City Planning \u0026amp; Urban Development\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSubprime Cities: The Political Economy of Mortgage Markets\u003c\/i\u003e presents a collection of works from social scientists that offer insights into mortgage markets and the causes, effects, and aftermath of the recent 'subprime' mortgage crisis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an even-handed and detailed analysis of mortgage markets and the recent housing crisis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions from various social scientists with expertise in critical social theories who have assembled and analyzed detailed empirical information\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a unique and powerful rebuttal to many of the misleading popular explanations of the crisis and its aftermath\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how racial minorities and the neighbourhoods inhabited by them are more likely to be targeted by subprime and predatory lenders\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManuel B. Aalbers\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Leuven, Belgium. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePlace, Exclusion and Mortgage Markets\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and associate editor of the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Urban Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 April 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444337778\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314267582604,"sku":"9781444337778","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444337778_59546f45-09c8-498b-8598-8512c8989a24.jpg?v=1780109537","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444337778","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}