Abstract
Homelessness in the United States is a symptom of a much deeper economic and housing crisis — a widening gap between incomes and housing prices. With the end of the Cold War, the nation has the resources to solve these problems, but to do so it must mobilize the political will. This article examines the roots of crisis, the public policies and market forces that created it, and policy recommendations to solve the problem. Key to forging a solution is building the political coalition needed to create a broad public consensus.
Recommended Citation
Dreier, Peter and Appelbaum, Richard
(1992)
"The Housing Crisis Enters the 1990s,"
New England Journal of Public Policy: Vol. 8:
Iss.
1, Article 11.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/nejpp/vol8/iss1/11
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