A Right to Housing

Overview

In the 1949 Housing Act, Congress declared a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family our national housing goal. Today, little more than half a century later, upwards of 100 million people in the United States live in housing that is physically inadequate, unsafe, overcrowded, or unaffordable. The contributors to "A Right to Housing "consider the key issues related to America's housing crisis, including income inequality and insecurity, segregation and discrimination, the rights of the elderly, as well as legislative and judicial responses to homelessness. The book offers a detailed examination of how access to adequate housing is directly related to economic security. With essays by leading activists and scholars, this book presents a powerful and compelling analysis of the persistent inability of the U.S. to meet many of its citizens' housing needs, and a comprehensive proposal for progressive change.

Details

Publisher

Temple University Press

Published

2006

Pages

448

Language

EN

Categories

Business & Economics / Real Estate / General, Law / Jurisprudence, Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy, Social Science / General, Social Science / Sociology / General, Social Science / Sociology / Urban, Social Science / Activism & Social Justice

ISBN-13

9781592134335