<bold>Problem, research strategy, and findings:</bold> American public housing since 1937 is often viewed as a single failed experiment of architecture, management, and policy. This view masks a much more highly differentiated experience for residents and housing authorities, rooted in a long-term moral and...

Although gated communities have spread globally, their prevalence in China is often attributed to China’s unique tradition of gated living. In 2016, China announced policy recommendations intending to end gated communities, which faced societal resistance. To elucidate the nature of this...

Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Introduction: The "Public" in Public Housing -- Public Housing as an American Problem -- Housing the Public Neighbor -- Public Housing in Boston -- I. The Prehistory of Public Housing -- 1 Coping with the Poor: Techniques and Institutions -- The...