SUNY Series in Urban Public Policy : Federal Government and Urban Housing (3rd Edition).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hays, R. Allen, Author.

Series:

SUNY series in urban public policy The federal government and urban housing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing policy--History--United States.

Housing policy.

Housing--History--United States.

Housing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since its initial publication, The Federal Government and Urban Housing has become a standard reference on the history of housing policy in the United States. It remains a unique contribution, going beyond simply describing current housing policy to situate it firmly within a broader political context. Specifically, the book examines American housing policy in the context of the ideological crosscurrents that have shaped virtually all areas of domestic policy.In this newly revised and expanded third edition, R. Allen Hays has comprehensively updated the original material and added chapters covering the important developments in housing policy that have taken place since the publication of the second edition in 1995. Spanning more than eighty years, from the Great Depression to the first two years of the Obama administration, the book argues that while our nation's policy makers have learned a great deal about how to create and implement successful housing programs, the United States, as a country, has yet to summon the political will to address the urgent housing needs of its many citizens who are unable to afford decent housing on their own.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Introduction to the Third Edition

Power, Ideology, and Public Policy

The Ideological Framework for Housing Policy

Housing and Human Needs

Federal Housing Assistance from the Depression to the Moratorium: 1934-1973

New Directions in Housing Assistance: 1973-1980

The Federal Role in Community Development

Retrenchment and Recovery: Reagan and George H. W. Bush

Stagnation and Progress: The Clinton Era

Housing in the Twenty-first Century

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9781438441689

1438441681

OCLC:

794788082