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The Resource Fixer-upper : how to repair America's broken housing systems, Jenny Schuetz

Fixer-upper : how to repair America's broken housing systems, Jenny Schuetz

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"Much ink has been spilled in recent years talking about political divides and inequality in the United States. But these discussions too often miss one of the most important factors in the divisions among Americans: the fundamentally unequal nature of the nation's housing systems. Financially well-off Americans can afford comfortable, stable homes in desirable communities. Millions of other Americans cannot. And this divide deepens other inequalities. Increasingly, important life outcomes--performance in school, employment, even life expectancy--are determined by where people live and the quality of homes they live in. Unequal housing systems didn't just emerge from natural economic and social forces. Public policies enacted by federal, state, and local governments helped create and reinforce the bad housing outcomes endured by too many people. Taxes, zoning, institutional discrimination, and the location and quality of schools, roads, public transit, and other public services are among the policies that created inequalities in the nation's housing patterns. Fixer-Upper assesses how the broad set of local, state, and national housing policies affect people and communities. It does more than describe how yesterday's policies led to today's problems. It proposes practical policy changes than can make stable, decent-quality housing more available and affordable for all Americans in all communities. Fixing systemic problems that arose over decades won't be easy, in large part because millions of middle-class Americans benefit from the current system and feel threatened by potential changes. But Fixer-Upper suggests ideas for building political coalitions among diverse groups that share common interests in putting better housing within reach for more Americans, building a more equitable and healthy country."--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
viii, 211 pages
Contents
  • Housing sits at the intersection of several complex systems
  • Build more homes where people want to live
  • Stop building homes in the wrong places
  • Give poor people money
  • Homeownership should be only one component of household wealth
  • High-quality community infrastructure is expensive, but it benefits everyone
  • Overcoming the limits of localism
  • Build political coalitions around better policies
Isbn
9780815739289
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Fixer-upper : how to repair America's broken housing systems
Title
Fixer-upper
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how to repair America's broken housing systems
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Jenny Schuetz
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Language
eng
Summary
"Much ink has been spilled in recent years talking about political divides and inequality in the United States. But these discussions too often miss one of the most important factors in the divisions among Americans: the fundamentally unequal nature of the nation's housing systems. Financially well-off Americans can afford comfortable, stable homes in desirable communities. Millions of other Americans cannot. And this divide deepens other inequalities. Increasingly, important life outcomes--performance in school, employment, even life expectancy--are determined by where people live and the quality of homes they live in. Unequal housing systems didn't just emerge from natural economic and social forces. Public policies enacted by federal, state, and local governments helped create and reinforce the bad housing outcomes endured by too many people. Taxes, zoning, institutional discrimination, and the location and quality of schools, roads, public transit, and other public services are among the policies that created inequalities in the nation's housing patterns. Fixer-Upper assesses how the broad set of local, state, and national housing policies affect people and communities. It does more than describe how yesterday's policies led to today's problems. It proposes practical policy changes than can make stable, decent-quality housing more available and affordable for all Americans in all communities. Fixing systemic problems that arose over decades won't be easy, in large part because millions of middle-class Americans benefit from the current system and feel threatened by potential changes. But Fixer-Upper suggests ideas for building political coalitions among diverse groups that share common interests in putting better housing within reach for more Americans, building a more equitable and healthy country."--
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1975-
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Schuetz, Jenny
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illustrations
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non fiction
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Brookings Institution,
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  • Housing policy
  • Housing
  • Housing
  • Discrimination in housing
  • Discrimination in housing
  • Housing
  • Housing
  • Housing policy
  • United States
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Fixer-upper : how to repair America's broken housing systems, Jenny Schuetz
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
  • Housing sits at the intersection of several complex systems
  • Build more homes where people want to live
  • Stop building homes in the wrong places
  • Give poor people money
  • Homeownership should be only one component of household wealth
  • High-quality community infrastructure is expensive, but it benefits everyone
  • Overcoming the limits of localism
  • Build political coalitions around better policies
Control code
1237348206
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
viii, 211 pages
Isbn
9780815739289
Lccn
2021951983
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1237348206
Label
Fixer-upper : how to repair America's broken housing systems, Jenny Schuetz
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Housing sits at the intersection of several complex systems
  • Build more homes where people want to live
  • Stop building homes in the wrong places
  • Give poor people money
  • Homeownership should be only one component of household wealth
  • High-quality community infrastructure is expensive, but it benefits everyone
  • Overcoming the limits of localism
  • Build political coalitions around better policies
Control code
1237348206
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
viii, 211 pages
Isbn
9780815739289
Lccn
2021951983
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1237348206

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