Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
by Betsy Keating In a stereotypical view of the United States, those living in the suburbs are affluent, with larger homes, better schools, and safer neighborhoods, and poverty is a problem only for the inner-city. A recent report published by the Brookings Institution challenges this assumption, demonstrating that suburban poverty rates have been steadily rising over […]
by Kim Bernet The House of Representatives is due to consider the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA) by the end of this year. The act will be crucial step forward for the country’s largest housing assistance program. The existing system has long been in need of reform due to instability of funding, shortage of […]