Housing & the democratic ideal: the life and thought of Charles Abrams

Housing And The Democratic Ideal Uses Abrams's Experiences As A Lens Through Which We Can Better Understand The Development Of American Social Policy And State Expansion During The Twentieth Century. In His Left-leaning Critique Of Centrist Liberalism. Abrams Took Aim At The Use Of Fiscal And Monetary Policies To Achieve Social Objectives - A Practice That Allowed Business Interests To Maximize Private Profits At The Expense Of Public Benefits. His Growing Concern Over Racial Discrimination Prefigured Its Emergence As A Highly Contested Aspect Of The American State.--jacket. Immigration And Community In The Expanding Metropolis -- Law, Real Estate, And Praxis -- From Tenement Laws To Housing Authorities: Social Provision And The New Deal State -- Vision And Reality: Implementing Policy On The Local Level -- The Practitioner As Scholar: Urban Studies And The Conflict Between Land And Industry -- Federal Housing Policies And The Problem Of A Business Welfare State -- The Walls Of Stuvesant Town: Urban Redevelopment And The Struggle Between Public And Private Power -- The Quest For Open Housing: Racial Discrimination And The Role Of The State -- Cold War, The United Nations, And Technical Assistance -- Urban Renewal, The Perversion Of Social Reform, And Home Ownership For The Poor -- When The Grey Mist Subsides. A. Scott Henderson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [315]-331) And Index.