Just Housing

The Moral Foundations of American Housing Policy

Casey J. Dawkins

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MIT Press
21 September 2021

Political science & theory

Series: Urban and Industrial Environments

A new conception of housing justice grounded in moral principles that appeal to the home's special connection to American life.

A new conception of housing justice grounded in moral principles that appeal to the home's special connection to American life.

In response to the twin crises of homelessness and housing insecurity, an emerging ""housing justice"" coalition argues that America's apparent inability to provide decent housing for all is a moral failing. Yet if housing is a right, as housing justice advocates contend, what is the content of that right? In a wide-ranging examination of these issues, Casey Dawkins chronicles the concept of housing justice, investigates the moral foundations of the US housing reform tradition, and proposes a new conception of housing justice that is grounded in moral principles that appeal to the home's special connection to American life.

Dawkins examines the conceptual foundations of justice and explores the social meaning of the American home. He chronicles the evolution of American housing reform, showing how housing policy was pieced together from layers of housing and land-use policies enacted over time, and investigates the endurance-from the founding of the republic through the postwar era-of the owned single-family home as the embodiment of national values. Finally, Dawkins considers housing justice, drawing on elements of liberalism, republicanism, progressivism, and pragmatism to defend a right-based conception of housing justice grounded in the ideal of civil equality. Arguing that any defense of private property must appeal to the interests of those whose tenure is made insecure by the institution of private property, he proposes a ""secure tenure"" property regime and a ""negative housing tax"" that would fund a guaranteed housing allowance.

By: Casey J. Dawkins
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 368g
ISBN: 9780262543071
ISBN 10: 0262543079
Series: Urban and Industrial Environments
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 21 September 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Casey J. Dawkins is Professor of Urban Studies and Planning and Affiliate of the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland. He is coauthor of The Social Impacts of Urban Containment.

Reviews for Just Housing: The Moral Foundations of American Housing Policy

A very relevant and a high-quality contribution to the literature on housing and urban studies. -Papers in Regional Science A thorough, engaging treatise on housing justice. Anyone focused on social justice issues generally will have a great deal of interest in Dawkins's book. -CHOICE