Crisis? What crisis? A critical appraisal of World Bank housing policy in the wake of the global financial crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4141972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elisa Van Waeyenberge (0000-0001-6201-1010, SOAS University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 288-309 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0308518x17745873 |
| OpenAlex | W2769349954 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 48 |
This paper critically assesses international policy advocacy on how to resolve massive shelter needs in the developing world. It does so by focusing on the World Bank as a leader in development. It argues that the Bank's housing policy remains thoroughly limited by its persistent commitment to neoliberal and financialised policy practices. These put housing finance at the centre of attempts to relieve shelter needs in the developing world despite the dramatic failures of such an approach as laid bare through the global financial crisis. The paper takes a historical approach to examine the trajectory of World Bank housing policy and is based on close scrutiny of a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. It concludes that an urgent need persists for a decoupling of finance from housing in international policy advocacy
Economic policy · Economics · Financial crisis · Financial system · Macroeconomics · Political science · Scrutiny · Housing Market and Economics · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |