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FROM THE BOOK JACKET: "WILLIAM TUCKER EXAMINES THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS AS A TRUE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SHOULD--BOTH BY CAMPING OUT WITH THE HOMELESS IN NEW YORK CITY'S GRAN CENTRAL STATION AND BY... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0895265516
ISBN13:9780895265517
Release Date:January 1990
Publisher:Regnery Publishing
Length:389 Pages
Weight:1.68 lbs.
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Thoughtful and anlytic exploration of the causes of homelessness
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I chanced upon this in a book sale, opened it up for a quick skim and didn't put it down for an hour. This is a fascinating and analytical view of homelessness and housing policy that is presented in a well structured, very readable format. Mr. Tucker examines a broad range of possible drivers for homelessness before finally concluding that the greatest cause of homelessness are the well intentioned policies put in place to try to alleviate it. It is a welcome message for the times we live in that in most cases, simply allowing the natural functioning of free markets brings the greatest good to the greatest number of people. In the case of housing policy, rent control and public housing regulations have only served to deter the creation of new housing in areas where it is desperately needed and to erode the incentive to maintain existing structures targeted at low income tenants. Mr. Tucker's arguments, which combine basic economic theory with compelling empirical evidence, are very convincing.
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