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June 12, 2026Competition & Change

Housing affordability and the limits of growth models: A critical review of Reisenbichler (2025) through the roof ReisenbichlerA. (2025) Through the Roof: Housing, Capitalism, and The State in America and Germany. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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MDMaxence Dutilleul

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Critical review highlights the limits of growth models in addressing housing affordability crises in America and Germany.

Key Points

  • This review evaluates the arguments and contributions of Reisenbichler’s book on housing and capitalism.
  • Summarizes the main findings of Reisenbichler's book.
  • Critiques the institutional arrangements proposed in growth models.
  • Examines the implications for understanding the housing affordability crisis.
  • Reisenbichler's book argues against simplistic growth models for housing.
  • Identifies the disconnect between growth models and real housing issues.
  • Emphasizes a more complex understanding of capitalism and the state in housing.

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Maxence Dutilleul (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2ba44e8101cf8926f02bf0https://doi.org/10.1177/10245294261457979
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