Why Do We Have Housing Projects? | Origin of Everything

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public housing projects hud fsa housing projects subsidizing subsidized housing affordable housing Origin of Everything Housing and Urban Development urban development urban reform urban planning low income housing public policy Cabrini-Green Chicago Jacob Riis tenements ghettos New York New York City Theodore Roosevelt Progressive Era Federal Housing Administration Daniel Hoan Milwaukee
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Civic and Political Institutions History-Social Science
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Why Do We Have Housing Projects? | Origin of Everything

What's the history behind public housing? Why do governments all over the world subsidize housing for the public? Learn about the evolution of housing projects and how the government got into the landlord game in this episode from Origin of Everything.
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PBS Learning Media

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