As a new member of the list I have only just read read
[log in to unmask] regarding "Social cleansing in cities",
"This summer the Netherlands city of Enschede announced plans to demolish
cheap
housing, with the deliberate intention of forcing low-income households out
of
the city."
I would be grateful for any related information or opinions. I'm researching
recent directives in Dutch housing policy, and am arguing that the active
encouragement of owner-occupation in recent regeneration/renewal strategies,
and the potential for displacement/polarisation, is characteristic of a
general lurch towards neo-liberalism. I am a student of Housing Policy, and
on a recent study trip to Amsterdam, was surprised to find, contrary to what
we had been told, Dutch housing/social policy seemed closer to a neo-liberal
model than a coporatist model. Is this really the case?
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