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100 _aBratt Rachel G.
245 _aFederal housing policy and HUD: past problems and future prospects of a beleaguered bureaucracy
362 _a29(1), Sep 93, p.3-27
520 _aThe authors first review the origins and birth of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Second, they analyze four recent types of problems:(1) lack of consistent Presidential and Congressional support for low income housing and (2) Primary reliance upon the private sector to meet housing needs, (3) HUD's structure internal conflicts, and shortcomings and (4) The complecity of housing and urban problems. They recomend three major changes: (1) Spliting HUD into two agencies to deal seperately with housing and urban development (2) merging all federal housing programs into the new housing agency, and (3) creating a nationl housing bank. Finally, they advocate the adoption of progressive housing pol
650 _a Urban Development -- U.S.A.
650 _a Shelter -- U.S.A.
650 _aHousing -- Policy -- U.S.A.
700 _aKeating W.Dennis
773 _aUrban Affairs Quarterly
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