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"Policymaking In The 1990s," At The Gordon Center, Brandeis University, David R. Mayhew
"Policymaking In The 1990s," At The Gordon Center, Brandeis University, David R. Mayhew
David Mayhew
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Homelessness And Public Shelter Provision In New York City, Dennis P. Culhane, Stephen Metraux, Susan M. Wachter
Homelessness And Public Shelter Provision In New York City, Dennis P. Culhane, Stephen Metraux, Susan M. Wachter
Dennis P. Culhane
New York City, faced since the 1970s with growing numbers of homeless individuals and families, and aggressive litigation on their behalf, has built the largest public shelter system in the United States as the centerpiece of its response to homelessness. The size of this system -- both its average daily census of 24,472 in 1995, and its annual expenditures of $500 million -- is far beyond the scope of any other city's efforts against homelessness. Yet despite the scale of these measures the shelter system has faced crises and controversies through three mayoral administrations and their varied approaches to reducing …