In an era when many decry the failures of federal housing programs, this book introduces us to appealing but largely forgotten alternatives that existed when federal policies were first defined in the New Deal. Led by Catherine Bauer.

In an era when many decry the failures of federal housing programs, this book introduces us to appealing but largely forgotten alternatives that existed when federal policies were first defined in the New Deal.

Gail Radford's book conveys the struggle that took place and helps us better understand the reasons for the limited range of public housing in America today

Still, when a professor in an American survey course enumerates the achievements of the New Deal, housing may not end up on the list; for, with the exception of a confusing array of government projects, housing expansion had to await the postwar.

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Historical Studies of Urban America . In an era when many decry the failures of federal housing programs, this book introduces us to appealing but largely forgotten alternatives that existed when federal policies were first defined in the New Deal. The book explores the question of how Americans might have responded to this option through case studies of experimental developments in Philadelphia and New York.

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In Modern Housing for America, Gail Radford describes attempts during . Radford provides here as elsewhere actual

In Modern Housing for America, Gail Radford describes attempts during the 1930s. to chart a federal housing policy different from that which actually evolved. Radford provides here as elsewhere actual. lists of projects undertaken, which makes much more concrete an episode in our housing. the multifamily sector (with the exception of the historical background on Harlem in. chapter 6). This is ironic given the design emphasis in chapters 3, 5 and 6. Overall I found the book informative and well written.

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