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Paperback

ISBN10 1-55028-436-3
ISBN13 978-1-55028-436-2
6"x9"
illustrated with photographs and tables
272 Pages
1994
$19.95

Hardback

ISBN10 1-55028-437-1
ISBN13 978-1-55028-437-9
6"x9"
illustrated with photographs and tables
272 Pages
1994
$45

Houses and Homes
Housing for Canadians

By John Sewell

About this book

In this comprehensive study published in 1994, former Toronto mayor John Sewell considers a range housing issues in Canada.

Writing in a style that is accessible and direct, Sewell considers public, private, and social housing. He looks at affordability and need, discusses definitions of good housing and good neighbourhoods, and examines the various approaches that governments have taken since World War II to increase the stock of reasonably priced housing, showing why these approaches have consumed large amounts of public dollars yet have often failed. In a time of shrinking public expenditures, he proposes the kinds of solutions necessary to ensure that all Canadians are well housed.

Sewell’s thought-provoking analysis will be of interest to all who believe that Canadians deserve affordable housing.