At the Boundaries of Homeownership: Credit, Discrimination, And The American State
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- Synopsis
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In the United States, homeownership is synonymous with economic security and middle-class status. It has played this role in American life for almost a century, and as a result, homeownership's centrality to Americans' economic lives has come to seem natural and inevitable. But this state of affairs did not develop spontaneously or inexorably. On the contrary, it was the product of federal government policies, established during the 1930s and developed over the course of the twentieth century.
At the Boundaries of Homeownership traces how the government's role in this became submerged from public view and how several groups who were locked out of homeownership came to recognize and reveal the role of the government. Through organizing and activism, these boundary groups transformed laws and private practices governing determinations of credit-worthiness. This book describes the important policy consequences of their achievements and the implications for how we understand American statebuilding.
Proposes a new theory about the logic of policy expansion in the public-private welfare state and sheds light on the role of citizen groups and social movements.
Identifies and defines 'boundary groups' as a key player in twentieth-century housing policy.
Contributes to our understanding of the recent foreclosure crisis and provides historical context to evaluate the casual narratives that emerged in the wake of the crisis implicating low-income and minority borrowers.
Read more at http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/politics-international-relations/american-government-politics-and-policy/boundaries-homeownership-credit-discrimination-and-american-state#2WZ0e4EhqHmm51Ke.99
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781108386548
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781108422055, 9781108422055
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 06/15/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Chloe N. Thurston
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Home and Garden, Business and Finance, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.