America's Trillion-Dollar Housing Mistake - by Howard Husock (Hardcover)

About the Book

Low-income housing programs and lesser-known initiatives have harmed those they were meant to help while causing grave collateral damage, Mr. Husock argues. He emphasizes the deep but unappreciated importance to American society of economically diverse urban neighborhoods, an...

Book Synopsis

Low-income housing programs and lesser-known initiatives have harmed those they were meant to help while causing grave collateral damage, Mr. Husock argues. He emphasizes the deep but unappreciated importance to American society of economically diverse urban neighborhoods, and he demonstrates the historic and continuing importance of privately built "affordable" housing.

Review Quotes

A provocative but wise and convincing book.

Has been popular with [Presidential] administration officials.

Howard Hussock...has made an important contribution to public policy and to American Government in general.

Provocative critiques...maybe this time Congress will finally listen.

This brief book is a gem...an incisive and devastating analysis.... A must-read.

About the Author

Howard Husock is director of public policy case studies at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is a contributing editor of City Journal, the magazine of urban affairs published by the Manhattan Institute, from which the essays in this book are drawn. Mr. Husock lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.