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2 unusual facts about Housing Act of 1937


National Housing Act

Housing Act of 1937, also known as the Wagner-Steagall Act, which subsidized public housing in the United States

One-Third of a Nation

The piece ends with the delineation of the failure of the Wagner – Steagall bill, a $565 million project that only managed to alleviate about 2% of New York’s slums.


Index of urban sociology articles

habitabilityhighwayHispanic Americanshistoric preservationHome Mortgage Disclosure Acthomelessnesshomeowners' associationHousing Act of 1937Housing Act of 1949Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008HOPE VIhuman ecologyDepartment of Housing and Urban Development(H.U.D.) — hyperghettoization


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