The Poor Side of Town And Why We Need It
This book combines a critique of more than a century of housing reform policies--including public and other subsidized housing, as well as exclusionary zoning--with the idea that small houses--a poor side of town--helps those of modest means build financial assets and join in the local democratic process. It is more an historic narrative than a straight policy book, however--telling stories of Jacob Riis, zoning reformer Lawrence Veiller, anti-reformer Jane Jacobs; housing developer William Levitt; African American small homes advocate Rev. Johnnie Ray Youngblood, as well as first person accounts of one- time residents of neighborhoods such as Detroit's Black Bottom who lose their homes and businesses to housing reform and urban renewal. It combines reportage and policy in a way intended to engage readers.
| Publisher Name | Encounter Books |
|---|---|
| Author Name | Hagendorf, Col |
| Format | Audio |
| Bisac Subject Major | ARC |
| Language | NG |
| Isbn 10 | 1641772026 |
| Isbn 13 | 9781641772020 |
| Target Age Group | min:NA, max:NA |
| Dimensions | 00.00" H x 00.00" L x 00.00" W |
| Page Count | 216 |
Howard Husock is an Adjunct Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and Executive Senior Fellow at the Philanthropy Roundtable, as well as a Contributing Editor to City Journal. From 2006-2019 he served as Vice-President, Research and Publications at the Manhattan Institute; from 1987-2006 he was the Director, of Case Studies in Public Policy and Management at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. His work at WGBH-TV, Boston (1978-87) won a National News and Documentary Emmy Award, New England Emmy awards, and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Television. He is the author of America's Trillion-Dollar Housing Policy Mistake: The Failure of American Housing Policy (Ivan R. Dee, 2003); Philanthropy Under Fire (Encounter, 2015) and Who Killed Civil Society? (Encounter, 2019). He is married to the ceramic artist Robin Henschel.
