In Rethinking Federal Housing Policy: How to Make Housing Plentiful and Affordable, Edward L. Glaeser and Joseph Gyourko explain why housing is so expensive in some areas and outline a plan for making it more affordable.

Compilation of position papers submitted to the Subcom on Housing and Community Development and Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Subcom on Housing and Urban Affairs recommending new housing policies. (For complete summary, see S242-6.).

Partnerships among advocates, local government, and the private sector, with the aid of federal tax incentives and block grants, have transformed our response to public housing. This book analyzes the revolution through historical political analysis and detailed case studies.