The Housing Bias [electronic resource] : Rethinking Land Use Laws for a Diverse New America /
Boudreaux, P.author.
Arguing that our laws are skewed to benefit entrenched homeowners, at the expense of newcomers and lower-income households, this book advocates both for libertarian ideals and for social justice - an unusual and revealing combination.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Housing Bias: The Last Privilege of Affluent Americans; 1 The Third Battle of Manassas; 2 Public Uses and Abuses: Eminent Domain in and around the Empire State; 3 Side Trip: Mount Laurel and the Fair Share; 4 Guarding the Rural Myth in Michigan; 5 Filling in the World's Biggest Suburb: Los Angeles; 6 Conclusion: Overcoming the Housing Bias for Twenty-First-Century America; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Arguing that our laws are skewed to benefit entrenched homeowners, at the expense of newcomers and lower-income households, this book advocates both for libertarian ideals and for social justice - an unusual and revealing combination.
Political science.
Public policy.
Public administration.
Regional planning.
Urban planning.
Political Science.
Public Policy.
Public Administration.
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.