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Fragile foundations: The legacy of housing policy and financialization in Saint John

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Resumo:	This MA Thesis examines the history of housing policy in Saint John to better understand its contemporary housing landscape. Saint John is a mid-sized city in Eastern Canada in the province of New Brunswick in the midst of a housing crisis. This housing crisis is a consequence of the financialization of housing and the public-private affordable housing sector. Saint John's housing landscape has become attractive for financialization. This is largely due to past housing policies which have shaped the city and made it particularly vulnerable to the consequences of the financialization of housing. Through socio-historical analysis, this paper examines past housing policies which shaped the city of Saint John and its contemporary financialized housing context. The socio-historical analysis will be supplemented by insight from interviews with workers and executives in the Saint John nonprofit housing sector. This will suggest that past housing policies have paved the way for the financialization of Saint John’s housing and affordable housing initiatives are perpetually undermined by landlords and other members of the owning class.
Autores principais:	Albert, Pierre
Assunto:	Housing Financeirização - -- Financialization Organização sem fins lucrativos -- Non profit organization Devolution of welfare Habitacão Devolução do bem-estar
Ano:	2025
País:	Portugal
Tipo de documento:	dissertação de mestrado
Tipo de acesso:	acesso restrito
Instituição associada:	ISCTE
Idioma:	inglês
Origem:	Repositório ISCTE

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Resumo:	This MA Thesis examines the history of housing policy in Saint John to better understand its contemporary housing landscape. Saint John is a mid-sized city in Eastern Canada in the province of New Brunswick in the midst of a housing crisis. This housing crisis is a consequence of the financialization of housing and the public-private affordable housing sector. Saint John's housing landscape has become attractive for financialization. This is largely due to past housing policies which have shaped the city and made it particularly vulnerable to the consequences of the financialization of housing. Through socio-historical analysis, this paper examines past housing policies which shaped the city of Saint John and its contemporary financialized housing context. The socio-historical analysis will be supplemented by insight from interviews with workers and executives in the Saint John nonprofit housing sector. This will suggest that past housing policies have paved the way for the financialization of Saint John’s housing and affordable housing initiatives are perpetually undermined by landlords and other members of the owning class.