By Vicki Been (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) There is no doubt that public policy needs to grapple with the challenges that our low-income households face in gentrifying neighborhoods, and the ways in which racial discrimination and inequality affect the causes and consequences of those challenges. Unfortunately, Angotti’s analysis of the problems gets many … [Read more...] about “The Clear and Present Danger of Supply Skepticism” by Vicki Been (January-March 2017 P&R Issue)
“Memphis 50 Years Since King: The Unfinished Agenda” by David H. Ciscel & Michael Honey (July-September 2016 Issue)
By David H. Ciscel & Michael Honey (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Memphis, infamous as the place where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, is a river town based in the Deep South with a long and problematic history. Nearly 60% African-American, the city remains number one in poverty and infant mortality for any U.S. city of … [Read more...] about “Memphis 50 Years Since King: The Unfinished Agenda” by David H. Ciscel & Michael Honey (July-September 2016 Issue)
“Reflections on Gautreaux at 50” by Alexander Polikoff (October-December 2016 Issue)
By Alexander Polikoff (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) In August 2016 the Gautreaux litigation against the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) reached age 50, a milestone. The long-running, still ongoing case, which established that both the federal government and the CHA were guilty of racial discrimination in Chicago public housing, reflects decades of … [Read more...] about “Reflections on Gautreaux at 50” by Alexander Polikoff (October-December 2016 Issue)
Stealth Capture: The Civil Rights Movement and the Implementation of Medicare by David Barton Smith (April-June 2016)
July 1, 2016 marks the 50th Anniversary of Medicare’s inauguration. After Lyndon Johnson’s landslide victory in 1964, the passage of the Medicare Act in 1965 surprised no one. The surprise, concealed and never fully acknowledged, came with its implementation. Rather than the typical pattern, the regulatory process was captured not by the industry being regulated but by a social … [Read more...] about Stealth Capture: The Civil Rights Movement and the Implementation of Medicare by David Barton Smith (April-June 2016)
“The FHA Scandal in Philadelphia and the Lessons of Federal Intervention in the Inner-City Housing Market (1967-72)” by Zane Curtis-Olsen (April-June 2016 Issue)
By Zane Curtis-Olsen (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Despite recovery following the 2008 recession and the continued influx of affluent professionals into U.S. cities, the lack of quality, affordable housing remains a significant and worsening urban problem as rents continue to accelerate while incomes stagnate. A recent study by the Urban Institute … [Read more...] about “The FHA Scandal in Philadelphia and the Lessons of Federal Intervention in the Inner-City Housing Market (1967-72)” by Zane Curtis-Olsen (April-June 2016 Issue)
