Author: Kristin M Szylvian
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 9781439912065
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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In 1940, the U.S. Federal Works Agency created an experimental housing program for industrial workers. Eight model communities were leased and later sold to the residents, who formed a non-profit corporation called a mutual housing association. Further development of housing under the mutual housing plan was stymied by controversies around radical politics and race, and questions over whether the federal government should be involved in housing policy. In The Mutual Housing Experiment, Kristin Szylvian examines 32 mutual housing associations that are still in existence today, and offers strong evidence to show that federal public housing policy was not the failure that critics allege. She explains that mutual home ownership has not only proven its economic value, but has also given rise to communities characterized by a strong sense of identity and civic engagement. The book shows that this important period in urban and housing policy provides critical lessons for contemporary housing analysts who continue to emphasize traditional home ownership for all wage-earners despite the home mortgage crisis of 2008.
The Mutual Housing Experiment
The Mutual Housing Association of Los Angeles, a Case Study in Cooperation
The History of the Winfield Park Mutual Housing Project 1941-1944. An Experiment in Community Living
The Mutual Housing Experiment
Author: Kristin M Szylvian
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 143991205X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
In the series Urban Life, Landscape, and Policy, edited by Zone L. Miller, David Stradling, and Larry Bennett.
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 143991205X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
In the series Urban Life, Landscape, and Policy, edited by Zone L. Miller, David Stradling, and Larry Bennett.
Mutual Housing Association
Author: Lisa Schwartz
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Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 73
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Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 73
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Forming Partnerships
Author: Maegan Winning
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Category : Community development corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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Category : Community development corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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General Housing Act of 1945
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency
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Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 1360
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Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 1360
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Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
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Languages : en
Pages : 2202
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Languages : en
Pages : 2202
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Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House
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Languages : en
Pages : 1702
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Languages : en
Pages : 1702
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