The Creation Of A Federal Partnership: The Role Of The States In Affordable Housing (suny Series In Urban Public Policy)

__New perspective on state-level housing policy, how its role has grown in relation to the federal role.__

With the onset of a recession and a housing crisis, it has never been more important to understand the nature of the federal and state governments' roles in affordable housing. The Creation of a Federal Partnership takes a fresh look at the history of national and state housing policy, in particular examining the role of states in affordable housing policy since the 1970s. Establishing new ground in the field, this volume discusses how the connection between the federal and state levels has evolved over time. The result, Brassil argues, is that the federal government's broad guidelines allow states to better address their own issues, an improvement for policy and ultimately the people it serves.

With the ongoing recession and housing crisis, it has never been more important to understand the federal and state governments'roles in affordable housing. The Creation of a Federal Partnership takes a fresh look at the history of national and state housing policy by examining the role played by state housing agencies since the 1970s. Establishing new ground in the field, this volume discusses how the relationship between the federal and state levels has evolved over time. The result, Margaret M. Brassil argues, is that the federal government's broad policy guidelines allow states to better address their own social issues, an improvement for policy and ultimately for the people it serves. With the ongoing recession and housing crisis, it has never been more important to understand the federal and state governments' roles in affordable housing. The Creation of a Federal Partnership takes a look at the history of national and state housing policy by examining the role played by state housing agencies since the 1970s. This volume discusses how the relationship between the federal and state levels has evolved over time. The result, Margaret M. Brassil argues, is that the federal government's broad policy guidelines allow states to better address their own social issues, an improvement for policy and ultimately for the people it serves THE CREATION OF A FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP 4 CONTENTS 6 TABLES 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 10 1: INTRODUCTION 12 2: THE DEVOLUTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY AND THE EVOLUTION OF A FEDERAL-STATE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP 22 3: STATE HOUSING AGENCIES: The Link between State and Nation 60 4: STATE HOUSING AGENCIES IN MARYLAND, MINNESOTA, AND TEXAS 86 5: STATE HOUSING AGENCIES’ POLICIES AND PROGRAMS 112 6: COMPARISONS 144 7: CONCLUSIONS 176 NOTES 194 BIBLIOGRAPHY 222 INDEX 244