Introduction : wealth, community, and the politics of homeownership -- Selling the citizen homeowner : the civic roots of the American dream -- Building a nation of homeowners : federal housing policy in the twentieth century -- Building wealth? Property values and the civic habits of homeowners -- Building community? homeownership and the politics of exclusion -- Subsidizing a nation of homeowners : rethinking federal homeownership subsidies -- Conclusion : citizenship in a nation of homeowners
Summary
While Americans often believe that owning a home serves as a tool for building stronger communities and crafting better citizens, this book argues that these long-standing beliefs about the public benefits of homeownership are deeply mischaracterized
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 08, 2019)
