Advancing the human right to housing in post-Katrina New Orleans: discursive opportunity structures in housing and community development
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Reconnecting Health and Housing: Philanthropy's New Opportunity
The connection between health and housing was widely understood by nineteenth century social reformers and philanthropists and was the dominant framework for low-income housing until the early twentieth century. The Affordable Care Act has not only set in motion reform in the nation’s health care system, but also opens up new opportunities for re-connecting the housing and health sectors. While...
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عنوان ژورنال: Housing Policy Debate
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1051-1482,2152-050X
DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2011.624527