Brittle

'If you read one book on Irish housing, make it Brittle - Lyons understands this crisis better than anyone' DAVID McWILLIAMS'Magnificent... the most insightful and comprehensive thing I've ever read on housing' JOHN BURN-MURDOCHJust under half of Irish adults under 40 are living with their parents or in shared accommodation - and almost all of those would rather be living by themselves or with a partner but can't.The housing crisis is often spoken of as a bubble, but economics professor Ronan Lyons argues that this metaphor is outdated. Rather, Ireland suffers from a brittle housing system, one that has lost the ability to respond to change.This groundbreaking book shows what that brittleness is doing to society, how it emerged and, most critically, how a healthier housing system can be built.