Unfair Housing: How National Policy Shapes Community ActionUniversity Press of Kansas, 2003 - 186 pages Why do most neighbourhoods in the United States continue to be racially divided? In this work, author Mara Sidney offers a fresh explanation for the persistent colour lines in America's cities by showing how weak national policy has silenced and splintered grassroots activists. |
Contents
Problems Politics Policies | 1 |
Crafting Housing Policy in Spotlight and Shadow | 20 |
Tables | 28 |
Linking Housing Policy to Advocacy | 51 |
Advocacy for Housing Equality in Minneapolis | 74 |
Advocacy for Housing Equality in Denver | 94 |
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