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Neighborhood Defenders Participatory Politics and America's Housing Crisis

Katherine Levine Einstein

Since the collapse of the housing market in 2008, demand for housing has consistently outpaced supply in many US communities. The failure to construct sufficient housing - especially affordable housing - in desirable communities and neighborhoods comes with significant social, economic, and environm...

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The Ezra Klein Show

The book was highlighted as a deep dive into the politics of local housing decisions, showing who participates and how smallD democracy often fails.

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There are three political scientists, Katie Einstein, David Glick, and Maxwell Palmer, who've written a book called Neighborhood Defenders, which gives fantastic insight into the nittygritty politics,...

— Episode: Why Housing Is So Expensive — Particular...

Episode: Why Housing Is So Expensive — Particularly in Blue...

The book was highlighted as a deep dive into the politics of local housing decisions, showing who participates and how smallD democracy often fails.

"

There are three political scientists, Katie Einstein, David Glick, and Maxwell Palmer, who've written a book called Neighborhood Defenders, which gives fantastic insight into the nittygritty politics, who shows up and participates, and how it looks like smallD democracy but isn't.

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