This paper offers a new theoretical approach to urban squatting, reflecting the view that squatters and formal residents compete for land within a city. The key implication of this view is that squatters quot;squeezequot; the formal market, raising the price paid by formal residents. The...

Ce travail étudie l’économie politique du choix d’un système de transport et cherche à mettre en évidence les tensions à l’Å“uvre dans le processus gouvernant cette importante décision publique. Les différents types de transports présentent un arbitrage continu entre les coûts...

This paper offers a new theoretical approach to urban squatting, reflecting the view that squatters and formal residents compete for land within a city. The key implication is that squatters "squeeze" the formal market, raising the price paid by formal residents. The squatter organizer ensures...