Graduation Year
2018
Date of Submission
4-2018
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE)
Second Department
History
Reader 1
Lily Geismer
Reader 2
George Thomas
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Rights Information
© 2018 Nisha L Behrman
OCLC Record Number
1088414394
Abstract
This thesis explores the shifting dynamics in low-income housing policy between the federal government and local stakeholders in Los Angeles from the early 1930’s to the end of the 1980’s. In particular, it examines the introduction and implementation of two of the federal government’s largest low-income housing programs: the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. Many analyses of low-income housing policy in Los Angeles focus mainly on local tensions and power dynamics. This thesis seeks to build on this literature by arguing that shifts at the federal level, such as the introduction of ideologies such as “new federalism,” have played an important role in shaping low-income housing policy in Los Angeles.
Recommended Citation
Behrman, Nisha, "Changing the Character of the City: The History of the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit in Los Angeles" (2018). CMC Senior Theses. 1853.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1853
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
