{"product_id":"the-mutual-housing-experiment-kristin-m-szylvian-9781439912065","title":"The Mutual Housing Experiment: New Deal Communities for the Urban Middle Class","description":"In 1940, the U.S. Federal Works Agency created an experimental housing program for industrial workers. Eight model communities were leased and later sold to the residents, who formed a non-profit corporation called a mutual housing association. Further development of housing under the mutual housing plan was stymied by controversies around radical politics and race, and questions over whether the federal government should be involved in housing policy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Mutual Housing Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e, Kristin Szylvian examines 32 mutual housing associations that are still in existence today, and offers strong evidence to show that federal public housing policy was not the failure that critics allege. She explains that mutual home ownership has not only proven its economic value, but has also given rise to communities characterized by a strong sense of identity and civic engagement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book shows that this important period in urban and housing policy provides critical lessons for contemporary housing analysts who continue to emphasize traditional home ownership for all wage-earners despite the home mortgage crisis of 2008.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristin M. Szylvian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439912068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439912065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Kristin M. Szylvian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927837921535,"sku":"9781439912065","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e0c8df0-bab0-4e13-ab16-396f96c38df9.jpg?v=1749373124","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mutual-housing-experiment-kristin-m-szylvian-9781439912065","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}