Housing in the Twenty-First Century: Achieving Common Ground

by Kent W. Colton

The Housing Act of 1949 called for a "decent home and suitable living environment" for every American. The progress toward this goal over the last fifty years is generally a story of success. Kent Colton documents the remarkable progress in the areas of housing production, homeownership, and rental housing, the transformation of the nation's housing finance system, the role of government, and the place of housing in the economy. However, significant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674010930
• ISBN13: 9780674010932
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Harvard University Wertheim Publications Comm
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.6" x 9.4"