{"product_id":"through-the-roof-housing-capitalism-and-the-state-in-america-and-germany-hardback-9781009596602","title":"Through the Roof; Housing, Capitalism, and the State in America and Germany (Hardback) 9781009596602","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThrough the Roof\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHousing, Capitalism, and the State in America and Germany\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnveils divergent American and German housing policies over the past century and their major impact on each country's capitalist model.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexander Reisenbichler (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009596602, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 September 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 16 x 2.2 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The U.S. created a housing crisis by turning housing into an asset class. Germany did not make that mistake and yet ended up with a similar crisis. Reisenbichler deftly explains both cases by reference to each country's underlying growth regime. A masterful political economy account that shows us how growth, housing, and inequality are all interlinked.' Mark Blyth, William R. Rhodes '57 Professor of International Economics, Brown University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHousing is the defining issue of our time, driving a persistent affordability crisis, financial instability, and economic inequality. Through the Roof examines the crucial role of the state in shaping the housing markets of two economic powerhouses-the United States and Germany. The book starts with a puzzle: laissez-faire America has vigorously supported homeownership markets with generous government programs, while social democratic Germany has slashed policy support for both homeownership and rental markets. The book explains why both nations have adopted such radically different and unexpected housing policy approaches. Drawing on extensive archival material and interviews with policymakers, it argues that contrasting forms of capitalism-demand-led in the United States and export-oriented in Germany-resulted in divergent housing policies. In both countries, these policies have subsequently transformed capitalism itself.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Discovering Housing-Based Growth in America\u003cbr\u003e 3. Germany's Postwar Housing and Export Miracles\u003cbr\u003e 4. Financializing the American Economy and Housing Market\u003cbr\u003e 5. Path Shifting of German Housing Programs\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Double Down: Nationalizing American Housing Finance\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Double Back: Retrenching German Housing Programs\u003cbr\u003e 8. Paradoxes of American and German Housing Policy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415666323736,"sku":"9781009596602","price":84.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009596602i.jpg?v=1784421242","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/through-the-roof-housing-capitalism-and-the-state-in-america-and-germany-hardback-9781009596602","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}