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Book SynopsisU.S. fair and affordable housing policy has been constrained by neoliberal ideologies that emphasize market-based approaches to program implementation. Public policy aimed at ameliorating housing discrimination and expanding access to housing markets for minorities and the poor has remained underdeveloped, underfunded, and poorly implemented.
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors 1. Making Housing Policy Fairer and More Affordable in the U.S., Robert Mark Silverman and Kelly L. Patterson PART ONE: FAIR HOUSING, POLICY AND PERCEPTIONS 2. Intergovernmental Enforcement of the Fair Housing Act: The Fair Housing Assistance Program, Eric M. Wilk, Charles M. Lamb and Nicholas R. Seabrook 3. The Federal Courts and Fair Housing Policy: A Principal-Agent Interpretation, Nicholas R. Seabrook, Charles M. Lamb and Eric M. Wilk 4. Fair Housing in the US Real Estate Industry: Perceptions of Black Real Estate Professionals, Robert Mark Silverman PART TWO: AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FINANCE AND LAND USE ISSUES 5. Barriers to Affordable Housing Implementation: Finance, Regulation, and Public Opinion, J. Rosie Tighe 6. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, Alex Schwartz 7. Inclusionary Housing and Fair Housing, Dennis Keating PART THREE: RENT VOUCHERS, A TOOL TO DECONCETRATE POVERTY 8. What Should Housing Vouchers Accomplish, David Varady 9. Stuck in Buffalo, But Why?: Residential Spatial Patterns of Housing Choice Voucher Holders in a Rust Belt City, Kelly L. Patterson 10. Should Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and Housing Choice Vouchers Be Fungible?, Kirk McClure PART FOUR: THE RISE AND STALL OF HOMEOWNERSHIP 11. The Historic Roots of the Crisis in Housing Affordability: The Case of Buffalo New York, 1920-1950, Henry Louis Taylor, Jr. 12. Segregation as a Driver of Subprime Lending and the Ensuing Economic Fallout, Gregory D. Squires 13. Be It Ever So Humble, There’s No Place Like Home: The Experiences of Low-Income Homebuyers, Anna Maria Santiago, George C. Galster, Cristina M. Tucker, Ana H. Santiago-San Roman and Angela A. Kaiser Index
