Modern housing for America : policy struggles in the New Deal era /

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, supporters of the modern housing initiative argued that governmen...

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Main Author: Radford, Gail
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1996
Series:Historical studies of urban America.
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