The dwellers around him in the hamlet had also finished their dinners, and the smoke from cow-dung fires hung overthe darkening roofs, a harsh spicy smell, like rough tobacco.
Consumers should be able to trust the American dream of homeownership without worrying about losing theroofsover their heads and the shirts off their backs.
Countries with the highest levels of owner-occupation, such as Finland, Ireland and Spain, where around 80% of households own theroofsover their heads, tend to have the highest rates of unemployment (see chart).