Financialisation, home-ownership, and how democracy became a threat to economic growth

Berry, Craig (2015) Financialisation, home-ownership, and how democracy became a threat to economic growth [Online resource]

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A consensus on the desirability of promoting ‘financial inclusion’has occurred over recent years, with both main parties similarly keen to promote home ownership – despite the methods used to pursue this goal often making the issue of access to afforable housing worse. Craig Berry argues that this broad agenda – financialisation – carries with it big risks.