{"product_id":"the-projects-a-new-history-of-public-housing-9781479828432","title":"The Projects: A New History of Public Housing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow housing policy failed the people it was designed to help -- and how to fix it\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the US struggles to provide affordable housing, millions of Americans live in deteriorating public housing projects, enduring the mistakes of past housing policy. In \u003ci\u003eThe Projects\u003c\/i\u003e, Howard A. Husock explains how we got here, detailing the tragic rise and fall of public housing and the pitfalls of other subsidy programs. He takes us inside a progressive movement led by a group of New York City philanthropists, politicians, and business magnates who first championed public housing as a solution to urban blight. From First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the controversial city planner Robert Moses, many well-known historical figures made a convincing case for affordable housing in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite the movement's lofty ideals, the creation of the Projects led to the destruction of low-income communities across the country. From the Hill District in Pittsburgh to Black Bottom in Detroit, predominantly Black neighborhoods were judged only by the quality of their housing. Husock looks beyond these neighborhoods' physical conditions to their uncounted riches, from local artists like August Wilson to vital community institutions. As he shares residents' stories, he honors what they crafted through their own plans, rather than those of city planners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHusock traces the history of public housing to contemporary debates on the government's role in the housing market. Through interviews with residents, he reveals how public housing transformed the lives of Americans and the physical faces of cities and towns. He ultimately critiques \"repair and reform\" efforts, making policy recommendations that address the core failings of public housing for the people it was once designed to help. Mapping out a better path for policy-makers, he lays a new foundation for upward mobility in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward A. Husock\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Fellow in Domestic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Trillion-Dollar Housing Policy Mistake: The Failure of American Housing Policy, The Poor Side of Town: And Why We Need It, Who Killed Civil Society? The Rise of Big Government and Decline of Bourgeois Norms, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePhilanthropy Under Fire.\u003c\/i\u003e Husock has received many awards for his work as a documentary film producer, including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, a National News and Documentary Emmy Award, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting award. His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, New York Times Magazine, Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other leading publications.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603316441362,"sku":"9781479828432","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a5e0359-6044-4edd-87e8-197501b35133.jpg?v=1757433611","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-projects-a-new-history-of-public-housing-9781479828432","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}