{"product_id":"housing-under-platform-capitalism-by-claire-colomb-9780520418080","title":"Housing Under Platform Capitalism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifteen years after the birth of Airbnb in 2008, many of the world's cities have been transformed by platform-mediated short-term accommodation—a phenomenon suspected of disturbing local life and removing dwellings from local housing inventories. Based on mixed-method, multi-level comparative research in twelve large European cities, coauthors Thomas Aguilera, Francesca Artioli, and Claire Colomb show that strikingly different regulatory regimes have emerged around short-term rentals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn some cities, policies aim to curb this practice; in others, regulations are simply meant to support the market. These responses are motivated by a variety of pressures, from grassroots movements to property interests, tourism, and municipal welfare and housing systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book makes a crucial contribution to comparative urban politics in the twenty-first century, investigating the capacity of local states to govern housing markets and platform capitalism in an era of globalised human and capital flows. In the face of this worldwide shift, \u003cem\u003eHousing Under Platform Capitalism\u003c\/em\u003e insists that institutions and regulatory instruments can play a key role in championing the public good by protecting the right to housing and ultimately limiting corporate power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470840414444,"sku":"9780520418080","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520418080-housing-under-platform-capitalism.jpg?v=1775227831","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/housing-under-platform-capitalism-by-claire-colomb-9780520418080","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}