Introduction and overview -- Economic, social, and political dimensions of the rental housing crisis / with Richard P. Appelbaum and Michael Anthony Campbell -- Why rents rise / with Zhenfeng Pan, Tom Lehman, Stephen A. Roosa, and Richard P. Appelbaum -- Pros and cons of rent control / with Lin...

The state of poverty in the United States and Western Europe: five theoretical approaches seeking to explain the variance -- The challenge to America -- The historical experience -- Attitudes, beliefs, and values -- System differences as explanations -- The role of political elites -- The role...