The Poor Side of Town : And Why We Need It / Howard A. Husock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Husock, Howard A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Low-income housing--United States--History.

Low-income housing.

Public housing--United States--History.

Public housing.

Housing policy--United States--History.

Housing policy.

Housing--United States--History.

Housing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Encounter Books, [2021]

Summary:

"The book combines a critique of more than a century of housing reform policies--including public and other subsidized housing, as well as exclusionary zoning--with the idea that small houses --a poor side of town--helps those of modest means build financial assets and join in the local democratic process. It is more an historic narrative than a straight policy book, however--telling stories of Jacob Riis, zoning reformer Lawrence Veiller, anti-reformer Jane Jacobs; housing developer William Levitt; African- American small homes advocate Rev. Johnnie Ray Youngblood, as welll as first person accounts of one- time residents of neighborhoods such as Detroit's Black Bottom who lose their homes and businesses to housing reform and urban renewal. It combines reportage and policy in a way intenced to engage readers"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Online version: Husock, Howard. Poor side of town

ISBN:

9781641772020

9781641772037

1641772034