The Federal Government And Urban Problems : Hud: Successes, Failures, And The Fate Of Our Cities

From the Preface:"This book is about the programs and performance of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It deals principally with the present and future of that department and the cities it was designed to serve. History, of which there is much, is considered only to the extent it seemed necessary to illuminate the current issues."This work evaluates all of HUD's many major programs and suggests ways in which their performance might be improved. ... The purpose is to show the broad sweep of HUD's activities and their interrelations."The performance of numerous past and present HUD officials is evaluated. ... [I]t is this writer's conviction that the policies and performance of a government department cannot be understood fully without consideration of the skills and attitudes of the personalities whose influence was crucial." This book discusses the programs and performance of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It deals with the present and future of HUD and the cities it was designed to serve and evaluates HUD activities in economics and housing finance, political science, and urban planning.