Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Keywords
Housing, Policy, Legislation, Low-Income, Home ownership
Abstract
Afandamental economic and social principle embedded in the American psyche remains the value of shelter. However, housing policy is the result of a complex exchange among economic, political, and social agendas competing for attention within the multiple levels of local, state, and federal governments. This article intends to capture what we consider afea of the significant initiatives since 1980 that reflect these tensions and comprise our current housing policies and directions. Furthermore, we suggest additional housing issues that may need to be addressed by the next presidential administration.
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Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, v. 35, issue 1, art. 9, p. 175-196
Link to the publisher: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol35/iss1/9/
Scholar Commons Citation
Fogel, Sondra J.; Smith, Marc T.; and Williamson, Anne R., "A Decent Home for Every Family? Housing Policy Initiatives Since the 1980s" (2008). Social Work Faculty Publications. 73.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sok_facpub/73
