Changing the Character of the City: The History of the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit in Los Angeles
This thesis explores the shifting dynamics in low-income housing policy between the federal government and local stakeholders in Los Angeles from the early 1930’s to the end of the 1980’s. In particular, it examines the introduction and implementation of two of the federal government’s largest low-i...
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ndltd-CLAREMONT-oai-scholarship.claremont.edu-cmc_theses-30282018-05-31T03:26:41Z Changing the Character of the City: The History of the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit in Los Angeles Behrman, Nisha This thesis explores the shifting dynamics in low-income housing policy between the federal government and local stakeholders in Los Angeles from the early 1930’s to the end of the 1980’s. In particular, it examines the introduction and implementation of two of the federal government’s largest low-income housing programs: the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. Many analyses of low-income housing policy in Los Angeles focus mainly on local tensions and power dynamics. This thesis seeks to build on this literature by arguing that shifts at the federal level, such as the introduction of ideologies such as “new federalism,” have played an important role in shaping low-income housing policy in Los Angeles. 2018-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1853 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3028&context=cmc_theses © 2018 Nisha L Behrman default CMC Senior Theses Scholarship @ Claremont low income housing housing policy los angeles section 8 low income housing tax credit Political History United States History |
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This thesis explores the shifting dynamics in low-income housing policy between the federal government and local stakeholders in Los Angeles from the early 1930’s to the end of the 1980’s. In particular, it examines the introduction and implementation of two of the federal government’s largest low-income housing programs: the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. Many analyses of low-income housing policy in Los Angeles focus mainly on local tensions and power dynamics. This thesis seeks to build on this literature by arguing that shifts at the federal level, such as the introduction of ideologies such as “new federalism,” have played an important role in shaping low-income housing policy in Los Angeles. |
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Changing the Character of the City: The History of the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit in Los Angeles |
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Changing the Character of the City: The History of the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit in Los Angeles |
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