The Housing Question Explained

"The Housing Question" is an essay by Friedrich Engels that was published in 1872.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Content and analysis

Engels wrote:

The expansion of the big modern cities gives the land in certain sections of them, particularly in those which are centrally situated, an artificial, often economically increasing, value; the buildings erected in those areas depress this value . . . because they no longer correspond to the changed circumstances. . . . The result is that the workers are forced out of the center of the town, toward the outskirts.

Jacobin wrote that this resonates with current developments where inner city buildings are threatened with demolition.

See also

• Right to Buy

Notes and References

1. Web site: 150 Years Ago, Friedrich Engels Correctly Assessed What's Wrong With Housing Under Capitalism . 2022-08-11 . . en-US.
2. Book: The housing question: tensions, continuities, and contingencies in the modern city . 2016 . Najib B. Hourani, Edward Murphy . 978-1-317-02844-4 . London . 1018167392.
3. Web site: 150 Years of ‘The Housing Question’ . 2023-12-01 . . en-GB.