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" Housing policy in the United States : "
by Alex F. Schwartz.
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BL
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971010
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b725380
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Schwartz, Alex F.,1957-
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Housing policy in the United States : : an introduction /\ by Alex F. Schwartz.
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First edition.
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Boca Raton, FL :: Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis,, [2015]
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, ©2006
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1 online resource (320 pages) :: 93 illustrations
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0203955986
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: 9780203955987
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| Contents
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Chapter One Introduction -- Chapter Two Trends and Problems -- Chapter Three Housing Finance -- Chapter Four Housing and Taxes -- Chapter Five The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit -- Chapter Six Public Housing -- Chapter Seven Privately Owned Rental Housing Built With Federal Subsidy -- Chapter Eight Vouchers -- Chatter Nine State and Local Housing Policy and the Nonprofit Sector -- Chapter Ten Housing for People With Special Needs -- Chapter Eleven Fair Housing and Community Reinvestment -- Chapter Twelve Homeownership and Income Integration -- Chapter Thirteen Conclusion.
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Housing Policy in the United States is an essential guidebook to, and textbook for, housing policy, it is written for students, practitioners, government officials, real estate developers, and policy analysts. It discusses the most important issues in the field, introduces key concepts and institutions, and examines the most important programs. Written as an introductory text, it explains all concepts, trends, and programs without jargon, and includes empirical data concerning program evaluations, government documents, and studies carried out by the author and other scholars. The first chapters present the context surrounding US housing policy, including basic trends and problems, the housing finance system, and the role of the federal tax system in subsidizing homeowner and rental housing. The middle chapters focus on individual subsidy programs. The closing chapters discuss issues and programs that do not necessarily involve subsidies, including homeownership, mixed-income housing, and governmental efforts to improve access to housing by reducing discriminatory barriers in the housing and mortgage markets. The concluding chapter also offers reflections on future directions of US. housing policy.
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Housing policy-- United States.
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Housing policy.
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Housing-- Finance.
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Housing-- United States-- Finance.
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Housing-- United States.
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Housing.
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Low-income housing-- United States.
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Low-income housing.
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Pauvres-- Logement-- États-Unis.
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Public housing-- United States.
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Public housing.
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Rental housing-- United States.
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Rental housing.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Infrastructure.
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Housing policy.
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Housing-- Finance.
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Housing.
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Low-income housing.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services Welfare.
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Public housing.
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Rental housing.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE, General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Sociology-- General.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.5/5610973
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HD7293.S373 2006
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