Title: The first twenty years of HUD
Authors: Weaver, Robert C.
Abstract: The former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) discusses HUD's policies, programs, and performance during 1965-85. HUD's main goals were housing production, particularly for the poor; community development; and equal opportunity. Various legislation was enacted to promote these goals during the Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Carter administrations. The Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan administrations weakened and reversed policies.
Subjects: UNITED States. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development; GOVERNMENT policy; ECONOMICS; URBAN planning; HISTORY
Publication: Journal of the American Planning Association, 1985, Vol 51, Issue 4, p463
ISSN: 0194-4363
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1080/01944368508976835

The first twenty years of HUD

Weaver, Robert C.