The volatility of the business cycle and an extreme shortage of housing were the twin problems of American economic life in the years following the First World War. Under the…
UCC08-2: In The End of Poverty, Jeffrey Sachs describes the poor as “… ready to act, both individually and collectively … hard working … [and having] a very…
Ellen Seidman, Jennifer Tescher
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February 4, 2004
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Eric Belsky, Matthew Lambert, Alexander von Hoffman
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This report summarizes the information and opinions gleaned from these discussion groups. It is part of a larger study of the effectiveness of the CRA undertaken by the Joint…