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Summary
Summary
The classic primer for its subject, Housing Policy in the United States, has been substantially revised in the wake of the 2007 near-collapse of the housing market and the nation's recent signs of recovery. Like its previous editions, this standard volume offers a broad overview of the field, but expands to include new information on how the crisis has affected the nation's housing challenges, and the extent to which the federal government has addressed them. Schwartz also includes the politics of austerity that has permeated almost all aspects of federal policymaking since the Congressional elections of 2010, new initiatives to rehabilitate public housing, and a new chapter on the foreclosure crisis. The latest available data on housing conditions, housing discrimination, housing finance, and programmatic expenditures is included, along with all new developments in federal housing policy. This book is the perfect foundational text for urban studies, urban planning, social policy, and housing policy courses.
Author Notes
Alex F. Schwartz is Professor of Urban Policy at the New School.
Reviews 1
Choice Review
To cover the collapse of the nation's housing market and the financial crisis, Schwartz (The New School) provides a fresh examination of and timely update to his 2006 treatise on US housing policy. In the 13 chapters of this second edition, Schwartz presents a comprehensive history as well as a compelling description and analysis of housing policy. First, he lays out a succinct overview of trends, patterns, and problems to frame housing challenges in the 21st century. A primary challenge for housing policy is to ensure an adequate supply of options that meet the housing demands for people of all socioeconomic strata. Schwartz covers finance and taxes in the housing market that can address these problems and then considers private and public housing options. He includes a welcome chapter on homeownership and income integration, which is especially worthwhile as the nation confronts serious problems of growing socioeconomic disparities that are spatial in nature. This book sets the standard for issues related to housing policy and urban development in the US. Students and scholars of urban affairs will benefit from this book for generations to come. Summing Up: Essential. Academic collections, lower-division undergraduate through faculty; research and professional libraries. T. J. Vicino Northeastern University
