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First published in 1997, this volume features a wealth of
contributions discussing mortgage lending discrimination and the
role of the FHA, fair lending enforcement and the Decatur case,
along with the future of mortgage discrimination research. This key
civil rights debate in the wake of the Fair Housing Act 25 years
prior is evaluated and clarified through rigorous review of fair
lending research, applied projects and enforcement activities to
date. It argues forcefully that the right to take out a mortgage to
buy a home should be conditioned only upon one's credit worthiness
and not on one's race or ethnic group.
'If I had the power to do so, I would make this book compulsory
reading for all who exercise political power in our world today!
Instead, I will keep my fingers crossed that it will be read by as
many members of Congress and of the current US administration as
possible, and by a wide cross-section of policy analysts,
diplomats, academics and human rights defenders.' - Mary Robinson,
Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Wars on Terrorism and
Iraq provides a timely and critical analysis of the impact of the
wars on terrorism and Iraq on human rights particularly
internationally, as well as related tensions between unilateralism
and multilateralism in US foreign policy. The distinguished
contributors examine the consequences for international relations
and world order of the traditional standard bearer for human rights
and democracy (the United States) appearing not to be championing
the rule of law and negotiated conflict resolution. The authors
also suggest effective policies to promote greater fulfilment of
human rights in order to achieve peaceful accord within nations,
and stability internationally.
'If I had the power to do so, I would make this book compulsory
reading for all who exercise political power in our world today!
Instead, I will keep my fingers crossed that it will be read by as
many members of Congress and of the current US administration as
possible, and by a wide cross-section of policy analysts,
diplomats, academics and human rights defenders.' - Mary Robinson,
Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Wars on Terrorism and
Iraq provides a timely and critical analysis of the impact of the
wars on terrorism and Iraq on human rights particularly
internationally, as well as related tensions between unilateralism
and multilateralism in US foreign policy. The distinguished
contributors examine the consequences for international relations
and world order of the traditional standard bearer for human rights
and democracy (the United States) appearing not to be championing
the rule of law and negotiated conflict resolution. The authors
also suggest effective policies to promote greater fulfilment of
human rights in order to achieve peaceful accord within nations,
and stability internationally.
First published in 1997, this volume features a wealth of
contributions discussing mortgage lending discrimination and the
role of the FHA, fair lending enforcement and the Decatur case,
along with the future of mortgage discrimination research. This key
civil rights debate in the wake of the Fair Housing Act 25 years
prior is evaluated and clarified through rigorous review of fair
lending research, applied projects and enforcement activities to
date. It argues forcefully that the right to take out a mortgage to
buy a home should be conditioned only upon one's credit worthiness
and not on one's race or ethnic group.
If "badneighborhoods are truly bad for children and families,
especially the minority poor, can moving to better neighborhoods
lead them to better lives? Might these families escape poverty
altogether, beyond having a better quality of life to help them
cope with being poor? Federal policymakers and planners thought so,
on both counts, and in 1994, they launched Moving to Opportunity.
The $80 million social experiment enrolled nearly 5,000 very
low-income, mostly black and Hispanic families, many of them on
welfare, who were living in public housing in the inner-city
neighborhoods of Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New
York. Yet five years after they had entered the program, many of
the families in the favored experimentalgroup had returned to high
poverty neighborhoods. Young women showed big drops in risky
behavior and big improvements in mental health, on average, while
young male movers did not. The males even showed signs of increased
delinquency if they had lived, at least for a time, in the low
poverty areas. Parents likewise showed major drops in anxiety and
depression-two of the crippling symptoms of being chronically poor
in high-risk ghettos-but not in employment or income. And many
movers appeared to be maintaining the same limited social
circles-mostly disadvantaged relatives and close friends-despite
living in more advantaged neighborhoods. The authors of this
important and engaging new book wanted to know why. Moving to
Opportunity tackles the great, unresolved question of how to
overcome persistent ghetto poverty. It mines a unique demonstration
program with a human voice, not just statistics and charts, rooted
in the lives of those who "signed upfor MTO. It shines a light on
the hopes, surprises, achievements and limitations of a major
social experiment-and does so at a time of tremendous economic,
social, and political change in our nation. As the authors make
clear, for all its ambition, MTO is a uniquely American experiment,
and this book brings home its lessons for policymakers and
advocates, scholars, students, journalists, and all who share a
deep concern for opportunity and inequality in our country.
If "badneighborhoods are truly bad for children and families,
especially the minority poor, can moving to better neighborhoods
lead them to better lives? Might these families escape poverty
altogether, beyond having a better quality of life to help them
cope with being poor? Federal policymakers and planners thought so,
on both counts, and in 1994, they launched Moving to Opportunity.
The $80 million social experiment enrolled nearly 5,000 very
low-income, mostly black and Hispanic families, many of them on
welfare, who were living in public housing in the inner-city
neighborhoods of Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New
York. Yet five years after they had entered the program, many of
the families in the favored experimentalgroup had returned to high
poverty neighborhoods. Young women showed big drops in risky
behavior and big improvements in mental health, on average, while
young male movers did not. The males even showed signs of increased
delinquency if they had lived, at least for a time, in the low
poverty areas. Parents likewise showed major drops in anxiety and
depression-two of the crippling symptoms of being chronically poor
in high-risk ghettos-but not in employment or income. And many
movers appeared to be maintaining the same limited social
circles-mostly disadvantaged relatives and close friends-despite
living in more advantaged neighborhoods. The authors of this
important and engaging new book wanted to know why. Moving to
Opportunity tackles the great, unresolved question of how to
overcome persistent ghetto poverty. It mines a unique demonstration
program with a human voice, not just statistics and charts, rooted
in the lives of those who "signed upfor MTO. It shines a light on
the hopes, surprises, achievements and limitations of a major
social experiment-and does so at a time of tremendous economic,
social, and political change in our nation. As the authors make
clear, for all its ambition, MTO is a uniquely American experiment,
and this book brings home its lessons for policymakers and
advocates, scholars, students, journalists, and all who share a
deep concern for opportunity and inequality in our country.
How fair are America's urban housing markets, and how effective is
the government at ensuring open and diverse housing options for
minority groups? To answer these questions, Fragile Rights Within
Cities offers a current social science and policy examination of
the understudied issue of equal opportunity trends and enforcement
practices in housing. The contributors to this collection - who are
among the country's major analysts of race and ethnicity, housing,
and public policies - provide a rich, multi-disciplinary assessment
of government programs aimed at enforcing one of America's hallmark
civil rights laws. By evaluating roughly 40 years of civil rights
education and enforcement within the nation's effort to promote
fairness in housing markets, these experts provide a sense of
possible policy options for the future.
How fair are America's urban housing markets, and how effective is
the government at ensuring open and diverse housing options for
minority groups? To answer these questions, Fragile Rights Within
Cities offers a current social science and policy examination of
the understudied issue of equal opportunity trends and enforcement
practices in housing. The contributors to this collection - who are
among the country's major analysts of race and ethnicity, housing,
and public policies - provide a rich, multi-disciplinary assessment
of government programs aimed at enforcing one of America's hallmark
civil rights laws. By evaluating roughly 40 years of civil rights
education and enforcement within the nation's effort to promote
fairness in housing markets, these experts provide a sense of
possible policy options for the future.
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