America's Trillion-Dollar Housing Mistake: The Failure of American Housing Policy

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America's Trillion-Dollar Housing Mistake: The Failure of American Housing Policy
by Howard Husock
from Ivan R. Dee, Publisher

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Well laid out, informative, and a surprisingly quick read.
  I recommend this book to all political science majors.
  It is a clear-eyed analysis of the mistakes made by well-intentioned people who failed dismally to perceive the differences between their dream worlds and the world which is inhabited by real human beings.
  In the book, Husock also analyzes alternative approaches such as providing housing vouchers.
  I have also read Husock's essay, "Mayor must reconsider 'affordable'," which was published in the Boston Globe January 2006, while Husock was... more info

• Food For Thought
  Don't be swayed by ideologues who likely haven't read the book.
  Husock does a fantastic job of deconstructing the various policies and programs that have contributed to our current state of affairs with housing issues in the United States. Not content to just stay within the realm of government/taxpayer sponsored housing initiatives: the author proceeds to analyze programs like Habitat for Humanity. He views Habitat as a wonderful catalyst to get aspiring homeowners to invest in their home and their... more info

• On 2004 Planetizon Top 10 list for Urban Planning Books
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  2004 PLANetizen Top 10 Book List
  The following list of top 10 books published in 2003 was compiled by the PLANetizen editorial staff based on a number of criteria, including editorial reviews, sales rankings, popularity, PLANetizen reader nominations, number of references, recommendations from experts and the book's potential impact on the urban planning, development and design professions.
  Below are summaries for each selected title, in... more info

• ****right-wing alert*****
  I went into this book with a completely open mind hoping to be enlightened. I certainly agree with the assertion that the title makes, and so I was looking forward to hearing Husock's analysis. What a waste of time. I didn't find a lot of original ideas here, or clear thoughts, just your basic John Birch Society argument against "big government."

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