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Poverty and Profit in the American City
Matthew Desmond · 2016 · 608 pages
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A profound sociological study of the housing and eviction system in the United States, based on two years of ethnographic research in Milwaukee. Matthew Desmond follows families and landlords, revealing how urban poverty is fundamentally tied to the cost and instability of housing.
With powerful narratives and rigorous analysis, the book exposes the relentless machine that turns housing into an instrument of profit and control, transforming homes into commodities and inhabitants into numbers. An essential work for understanding the mechanisms of contemporary inequality.
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| Author | Matthew Desmond |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Pages | 608 |
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