Housing crisis? What crisis? How politicians talk about housing and why it matters
- Written by Iain White, Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato
Politicians in many countries around the world claim to be experiencing a “housing crisis”. But how do they define it, who is affected, and what is the cause?
These are critical questions. Exploring them can help us understand why much of the evidence from research is not carried through into political discourse and policy.
In the wake...