Summary
Blog summary of a UCL Bartlett/IIPP “Rethinking Capitalism” lecture by Josh Ryan-Collins. The lecture focuses on land and housing as the most pressing policy issue in advanced economies — specifically how economic rent from land creates “Generation Rent” dynamics. The full lecture video is embedded; the blog post provides a companion article “The economics of land and what that means for Generation Rent.”
Key Claims
- Housing affordability has become a major policy concern across advanced economies — land value, not construction cost, is the primary driver of unaffordability — confidence: high [Source: IIPP Blog, 2019]
- The main use of land today is as a site for housing — making land economics central to understanding housing crises — confidence: high [Source: IIPP Blog, 2019]
- Ryan-Collins is a fellow at UCL Bartlett Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose — confidence: high [Source: IIPP Blog, 2019]
Notes
This is a lecture summary/teaser. Primary substance is in the book “Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing” (see related source page) and the full lecture video. Captured as an accessible entry point to Ryan-Collins’ work.