Shelter and society : theory, research, and policy for nonprofit housing

Author(s)

• Koebel, C. Theodore

Bibliographic Information

Shelter and society : theory, research, and policy for nonprofit housing

edited by C. Theodore Koebel

（SUNY series in urban public policy）

State University of New York Press, c1998

• : pbk
• : hc

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Dissatisfied with the performance of government and the for-profit sector in the provision of low-income housing, housing policymakers have increasingly turned to the nonprofit sector. The nonprofit housing sector, despite its small size in the United States and its serious problems with production and management capacity, benefits in the public eye from the positive aura of volunteerism, coupled with the vague promise of shifting governmental fiscal burdens to philanthropy and private charity. But despite the favorable aura of nonprofit housing, governments and housing advocates in the United States display limited understanding of the nonprofit sector. This book addresses this deficiency by examining theory, research, and policy. It moves beyond descriptions of current nonprofit housing providers and the programs they use, to a deeper level of understanding of the nonprofit housing sector, providing the policymaker, administrator, and advocate, as well as the scholar and student, with the theoretical and research grounding from which to develop better policies, practices, and research. Contributors to this book include Peter J. Boelhouwer, Rachel G. Bratt, Peter Dreier, Robert Dyck, Scott Hebert, C. Theodore Koebel, William M. Rohe, Bishwapriya Sanyal, Richard Steinberg, Harry M. H. van der Heiden, James Wallace, and Robert B. Whittlesey.

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1. Nonprofit Housing: Theory, Research, and Policy C. Theodore Koebel Part I: Theory Chapter 2. The Theory of the Nonprofit Sector in Housing Richard Steinberg Chapter 3. Public-Private Partnerships for Affordable Housing: Definitions and Applications in an International Perspective C. Theodore Koebel, Richard Steinberg, and Robert Dyck Chapter 4. Beyond the Theory of Comparative Advantage: Political Imperatives of the Government-Nonprofit Relationship Bishwapriya Sanyal Part II: Research Chapter 5. Philanthropy and the Housing Crisis: Dilemmas of Private Charity and Public Policy in the United States Peter Dreier Chapter 6. Nonprofit Developers and Managers: The Evolution of their Role in U.S. Housing Policy Rachel G. Bratt Chapter 7. The Development of the Social Rental Sector in Western Europe in Relation to Housing Policy Peter J. Boelhouwer and Harry M. H. van der Heijden Chapter 8. Do Community Development Corporations Live Up to their Billing? A Review and Critique of the Research Findings William M. Rohe Chapter 9. Nonprofit Housing: A Study of Costs and Funding Scott Hebert and James Wallace Chapter 10. The Tortuous Path of Nonprofit Development C. Theodore Koebel Part III: Policy Chapter 11. Restructuring the Nonprofit Sector: On Lessons Learned from American and European Experience Robert B. Whittlesey Chapter 12. Responding to the Crisis in Nonprofit Housing C. Theodore Koebel Contributors Index

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Details

• NCID: BA35794334
• ISBN:
  • 0791437906
  • 0791437892
• LCCN: 97035890
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Albany
• Pages/Volumes: vi, 279 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD7287.96.U6
  • DC21 : 363.5/8
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Poor -- Housing -- United States
  • LCSH : Nonprofit organizations -- United States
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00387210