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On that note, does anyone know of any economist(s), or thinkers, who a have a comprehensive plan to change the way the housing market works?
by TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
On that note, does anyone know of any economist(s), or thinkers, who a have a comprehensive plan to change the way the housing market works?
- dvtrn 7y agoNot strictly limited to housing, but Vishaan Chakrabarti[1] speaks about urban development at large, and his book "Country of Cities"[2] is an engaging read. [1] https://www.arch.columbia.edu/faculty/74-vishaan-chakrabarti https://www.arch.columbia.edu/faculty/74-vishaan-chakrabarti [2] https://www.amazon.com/Country-Cities-Manifesto-Urban-America/dp/1935202170 https://www.amazon.com/Country-Cities-Manifesto-Urban-Americ...
- klipt 7y agoHenry George had some interesting ideas about the Land Value Tax.
- ajmurmann 7y agoAlain Bertaud might have the opposite of what you might want to call a "comprehensive plan". He makes great suggestions on how to give control back to the market and achieve better outcomes than the quasi, soviet-style, planned economy that our housing market is in the US (my words not his). Great interview with him on econtalk about his new book: http://www.econtalk.org/alain-bertaud-on-cities-planning-and-order-without-design/ http://www.econtalk.org/alain-bertaud-on-cities-planning-and... Edit: typo in author name.