https://metropolitics.org/ Favoriser les débats et confronter les savoirs et les savoir-faire sur la ville, l'architecture et les territoires. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://metropolitics.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH20/siteon0-bf96f.png?1760617828 https://metropolitics.org/ 20 144 https://metropolitics.org/Provincializing-the-Real-Estate-Turn.html https://metropolitics.org/Provincializing-the-Real-Estate-Turn.html 2025-11-07T06:00:00Z text/html en Sai Balakrishnan & Llerena Guiu Searle Johannesburg Pretoria Chennai Mumbai United States India Southeast Asia Asia Africa real-estate turn real estate South Africa <p>The papers in this collection “think against” the concept of real estate, starting with—and generating—grounded questions about particular places. <br class='autobr' /> ---- ▼ Jump to the list of articles in this series ▼ Standing in front of Trump Tower's gold and bronze facade in Lower Parel Mumbai (formerly Bombay), real estate may seem an inevitably global phenomenon. This sleek, American-style building—part of a gated complex with pools, gyms, gardens, and other upscale amenities—has come up in a district</p> - <a href="https://metropolitics.org/-Series-.html" rel="directory">Series</a> / <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Johannesburg-+.html" rel="tag">Johannesburg</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Pretoria-+.html" rel="tag">Pretoria</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Chennai-+.html" rel="tag">Chennai</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Mumbai-+.html" rel="tag">Mumbai</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-United-States-+.html" rel="tag">United States</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-India-+.html" rel="tag">India</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Southeast-Asia-+.html" rel="tag">Southeast Asia</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Asia-+.html" rel="tag">Asia</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Africa-+.html" rel="tag">Africa</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-real-estate-turn-+.html" rel="tag">real-estate turn</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-real-estate-+.html" rel="tag">real estate</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-South-Africa-+.html" rel="tag">South Africa</a> https://metropolitics.org/Fragile-Financialization-The-Struggle-for-Power-and-Control-in-Indian-Real.html https://metropolitics.org/Fragile-Financialization-The-Struggle-for-Power-and-Control-in-Indian-Real.html 2020-11-27T06:00:00Z text/html en Llerena Guiu Searle financialization real estate India urban development <p>How does the financialization of real estate—a global phenomenon—affect urban development in India? In this ethnographic essay, Llerena Guiu Searle shows how financialization redefines the balance of power between the real-estate sector, local authorities, and financial investors. <br class='autobr' /> ---- Series: Cities in the Age of Financialization Advertisements for a residential township 40 km (25 miles) outside of Chennai, India, called Hiranandani Parks Oragadam–Chennai, show cream-colored colonnaded</p> - <a href="https://metropolitics.org/-From-the-Field-15-.html" rel="directory">From the Field</a> / <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-financialization-+.html" rel="tag">financialization</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-real-estate-+.html" rel="tag">real estate</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-India-+.html" rel="tag">India</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-urban-development-+.html" rel="tag">urban development</a>