| Housing in the Twenty-First Century: Achieving Common Ground Contributor(s): Colton, Kent W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674010930 ISBN-13: 9780674010932 Publisher: Harvard University Wertheim Publications Comm OUR PRICE: $39.11 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2003 Annotation: The Housing Act of 1949 called for a "decent home and suitable living environment" for every American. The progress toward this goal over the last fifty years is generally a story of success. Kent Colton documents the remarkable progress in the areas of housing production, homeownership, and rental housing, the transformation of the nation's housing finance system, the role of government, and the place of housing in the economy. However, significant challenges remain and new issues have arisen. This work looks to the future using case studies developed during the author's fifteen-year tenure as head of the National Association of Home Builders and includes discussions of real-world problems and the people involved. Highlighting the process of developing and implementing housing policy given the great challenges of working with many diverse interests, the author outlines a housing policy framework based on a set of principles for achieving common ground. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 363.583 |
| LCCN: 2003102541 |
| Series: Wertheim Publications in Industrial Relations |
| Physical Information: 1.67" H x 6.6" W x 9.38" (1.89 lbs) 528 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The Housing Act of 1949 called for a decent home and suitable living environment for every American. The progress toward this goal over the last fifty years is generally a story of success. Kent Colton documents the remarkable progress in the areas of housing production, homeownership, and rental housing, the transformation of the nation's housing finance system, the role of government, and the place of housing in the economy. However, significant challenges remain and new issues have arisen. This work looks to the future using case studies developed during the author's fifteen-year tenure as head of the National Association of Home Builders and includes discussions of real-world problems and the people involved. Highlighting the process of developing and implementing housing policy given the great challenges of working with many diverse interests, the author outlines a housing policy framework based on a set of principles for achieving common ground. |
Contributor Bio(s): Colton, Kent W.: - Kent W. Colton is Senior Scholar in Housing Studies and Jacob Wertheim Research Fellow for the Betterment of Industrial Relations, Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. |
