The housing crisis and housing policies. Coincidences and divergences between Chile and Spain

Authors

  • Marisol Brito Doerr Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5821/siiu.12727

Abstract

The current housing crisis is part of a global real estate financial process. Chile has been one of the first countries to implement decisive privatization policies in the housing sector, while Spain is one of the world leaders in the impact of the financialization of housing. The article analyzes to what extent the housing policies implemented by the State have contributed to promoting the current housing crisis and have promoted socio-spatial (in)justice, pointing out the coincidences and divergences between both countries. An analytical framework based on Nancy Fraser's (2008) critical theory of social justice has been developed and applied to both cases. After the application, it can be concluded that the dictatorial experiences, the incentive of home ownership and the appropriation of the housing sector by the financial sector and private agents, show a certain parallelism in the process of both countries.

Keywords: Right to housing, housing policy, public administration.

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Published

2024-03-06

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SIIU2023_LISBOA