Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index.
Contents:
Competing visions -- The 1937 Housing Act -- The 1949 Housing Act -- After the 1949 Act -- Buildings -- Tenants -- African Americans -- Final judgments -- Conclusions.
Summary:
"In 1973, President Nixon halted new construction of public housing, claiming that the U.S. Government had become "the biggest slumlord in history." This book documents the lively and wide-ranging national debate over public housing from the New Deal to Nixon"-- Provided by publisher.
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