Housing in the United States

ISBN-13: 9781032657639 / Twarda / 2024 / 144 str.

USA) Anacker Katrin B. (George Mason University

Opis

Housing matters to people, be they owner, renter, housing provider, homeless individual, housing professional, or policymaker. Housing in the United States offers an accessible introduction to key concepts in housing and a concise overview of the programs that affect housing choices, affordability, and access in America today.

Spis treści

Part I. Housing in the United States. 1. Introduction: the Importance of Housing. 2. Housing in Neighborhoods. 3. Housing as a Basic Need versus Housing as a Right. 4. Housing Supply. 5. Housing Demand. 6. Housing Affordability. Part II. Housing Policy in the United States. 7. Introduction: the Importance of Housing Policy. 8. Urban Housing Policy and Owner-Occupied Housing and the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Era, and the Great Recession. 9. Urban Housing Policy and Owner-Occupied Housing. 10. Urban Housing Policy and Renter-Occupied Housing. Appendix. 

O autorze

Katrin B. Anacker is currently a Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University