Subprime Cities: The Political Economy of Mortgage Markets presents a collection of works from social scientists that offer insights into mortgage markets and the causes, effects, and aftermath of the recent 'subprime' mortgage crisis.

Provides an even-handed and detailed analysis of mortgage markets and the recent housing crisis

Features contributions from various social scientists with expertise in critical social theories who have assembled and analyzed detailed empirical information

Offers a unique and powerful rebuttal to many of the misleading popular explanations of the crisis and its aftermath

Reveals how racial minorities and the neighbourhoods inhabited by them are more likely to be targeted by subprime and predatory lenders

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