{"product_id":"brittle-how-the-housing-crisis-is-breaking-ireland-and-how-to-fix-it","title":"Brittle: How the Housing Crisis Is Breaking Ireland -- And How to Fix It","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen nearly half of Irish adults under 40 live with their parents or in shared accommodation -- not by choice -- something is wrong. \u003cem\u003eBrittle\u003c\/em\u003e shows how we arrived at the current housing crisis, and what can be done about it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEconomics professor Ronan Lyons proposes a different metaphor for understanding Ireland's housing crisis, calling it 'brittle' instead of a bubble. He argues that the system is not about to burst as it did in the 2000s; rather, it is cracking under pressure and incapable of responding to change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsing clear, accessible language and\u003c\/span\u003e simple charts throughout, Lyons explains how the current system forces \u003cem\u003epeople \u003c\/em\u003eto respond to the crisis -- by living at home for longer, sharing with others, leaving the country, or even sleeping rough -- rather than adapting and meeting demand with proper housing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDivided into three sections, the book examines the current state of the housing crisis, recounts the history that brought us here, and answers the question on all of our minds: 'Where Do We Go Now?'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for those looking to understand housing in Ireland, as well as those wondering what we do next. A well-researched look at our most urgent problem today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.designist.ie\/collections\/irish-books\" title=\"irish books\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIrish books\u003c\/a\u003e and books on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.designist.ie\/collections\/society-culture\" title=\"society and culture\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esociety and culture\u003c\/a\u003e, check our collections here at designist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho wrote it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRonan Lyons\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does it come?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePaperback, 352 pages, 234 x 156 x 28 mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Argosy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59186779783500,"sku":"ARG-BRIT","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0073\/5892\/files\/ronanlyons-brittle-designist-1.png?v=1793620725","url":"https:\/\/shop.designist.ie\/products\/brittle-how-the-housing-crisis-is-breaking-ireland-and-how-to-fix-it","provider":"designist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}