This research uncovers how housing speculation impacts social change in Albania, indicating wider social inequalities.
The housing market has been central to the postcommunist transformations of Albania’s economy and society to a neoliberal model. Yet informal practices remain widespread, fostering speculation and corruption. Building booms, internal migration, and a growing tourism sector have reshaped the capital and other cities, as well as coastal areas, with inequality rising.
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