Fixer-Upper
How to Repair America’s Broken Housing Systems
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Much ink has been spilled in recent years talking about political divides and inequality in the United States. But these discussions too often miss one of the most important factors in the divisions among Americans: the fundamentally unequal nature of the nation's housing systems.
And this divide deepens other inequalities. Increasingly, important life outcomes—performance in school, employment, even life expectancy—are determined by where people live and the quality of homes they live in.
Public policies enacted by federal, state, and local governments helped create and reinforce the bad housing outcomes endured by too many people. Taxes, zoning, institutional discrimination, and the location and quality of schools, roads, public transit, and other public services are among the policies that created inequalities in the nation's housing patterns.
Fixer-Upper is the first book assessing how the broad set of local, state, and national housing policies affect people and communities. It proposes practical policy changes than can make stable, decent-quality housing more available and affordable for all Americans in all communities.
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- A. F. Davis
- 09-16-22
Good review
A solid review of existing housing problems with thoughtful policy solutions. An excellent book for politicians, policy makers, and civic minded folks.
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-09-22
Infiormative & englightening but not a page turner
A good use of time to educate yourself about housing policy. Still, dont expect something immediately accessible, this one's for policy nerds.
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- mac
- 12-20-24
Extensive research, data, and weighing of options
Very thorough look at the challenges involved in fixing housing and reducing costs of living
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- Mark Gorbett
- 01-31-23
Housing Housing Housing
Great book explaining the current US housing crisis and some solutions for it. This book should be a required read by every local politician and has really become a national issue.
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- Mr.Guy.B
- 01-28-24
Perhaps better as a reference book
Very technical but a little long, some of the points/chapters could be more concise and summery recommendations would be good.
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- Betty Curry
- 12-11-22
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing the truth about the housing market in America, a descendant of the enslaved, these lawmakers designed against us, sharing this brings light to the injustices in housing!
Thanks you again
BAC
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- Ben Norquist
- 01-22-24
overcoming the exclusionary tendency is localism
the main thing I take from this book is an approach to overcoming the exclusionary tendency is localism. the chapter titles are very helpful in summarizing the main theses.
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