Good Places to Live - Poverty and Public Housing in Canada (Paperback)

Public housing projects are stigmatized and stereotyped as bad places to live, as havens of poverty, illegal activity and violence. In many cities they are being bulldozed, ostensibly for these reasons but also because the land on which they are located has become so valuable. In Good Places to Live, Jim Silver argues that the problems with which it is so often associated are not inherent to public housing but are the result of structural inequalities and neoliberal government policies. This book urges readers to reconsider the fate of public housing, arguing that urban poverty - what Silver calls spatially concentrated racialized poverty - is not solved by razing public housing. On the contrary, public housing projects rebuilt from within, based on communities' strengths and supported by meaningful public investment could create vibrant and healthy neighbourhoods while maintaining much-needed low-income housing. Considering four public housing projects, in Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax and Winnipeg, Silver contends that public housing projects can be good places to live - if the political will exists.

General

Imprint:	Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	October 2011
Authors:	Jim Silver
Dimensions:	227 x 153 x 1mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-55266-414-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General
LSN:	1-55266-414-7
Barcode:	9781552664148

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