Housing Policy in the United States
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-56390-5 (ISBN)
This landmark volume offers a broad overview that synthesizes a wide range of material to highlight the significant problems, concepts, programs and debates that all defi ne the aims, challenges, and milestones within and involving housing policy. Expanded discussion in this edition centers on state and local activity to produce and preserve affordable housing, the impact and the implications of reduced fi nancial incentives for homeowners.
Other features of this new edition include:
• Analysis of the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 on housing- related tax
expenditures;
• Review of the state of fair housing programs in the wake of the Trump Administration’s rollback
of several key programs and policies;
• Cross- examination of U.S. housing policy and conditions in an international context.
Featuring the latest available data on housing patterns and conditions, this is an excellent companion
for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in urban studies, urban planning, sociology
and social policy, and housing policy.
Alex F. Schwartz is Professor of Public and Urban Policy at the New School. His research centerson housing and community development, including public housing and other affordable housing programs, mixed- income housing, fair housing, and community development corporations. He is co-author with Rachel Meltzer of Policy Analysis as Problem Solving: A Flexible and Evidence-Based Framework (Routledge 2018).
1. Introduction 2. Trends, Patterns, Problems 3. Housing Finance 4. Taxes and Housing 5. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit 6. Public Housing 7. Privately Owned Rental Housing Built with Federal Subsidy 8. Vouchers 9. State and Local Housing Policy and the Nonprofit Sector 10. Housing for People with Special Needs 11. Fair Housing and Community Reinvestment 12. Homeownership and Income Integration 13. An International Perspective on US Housing Policy: Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom 14. Conclusions Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.04.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 66 Tables, black and white; 33 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Halftones, black and white; 37 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 920 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-367-56390-8 / 0367563908 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-367-56390-5 / 9780367563905 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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