The Reagan approach to housing

There have been marked changes in the Federal Government's role in housing since 1981. Inflation, Federal budget deficits, slow income growth, public disenchantment with programs for the poor -- these and other factors would have compelled shifts in social programs such as housing regardless of the group who controlled the White House. But many of the housing programs in place in 1981 were essentially incompatible with the philosophy of the Reagan team. This paper identifies some of the major changes brought about or proposed by this Administration and the rationale for these efforts.,Morton J. Schussheim, Senior Specialist in Housing,CRS 87-142 S,"Feburary 23, 1987.",SuDoc# 14. 18/3