Charles Abrams
Charles Abrams (September 20, 1901 – February 22, 1970)[1] was a Polish-born American lawyer, author, urbanist, and housing expert who created the New York Housing Authority of New York City in the 1960s.[1][2] He was one of the first to use to use the expression "Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor."[3]
In 1936, the US Supreme Court established, in New York City Housing Authority v. Muller, the Authority's right to employ the power of eminent domain for slum-clearing purposes. The decision gave a broader meaning to the term public use and represented a victory for Abrams, the Authority's first counsel.
From 1955-1959, Abrams served as head of the New York State Commission Against Discrimination, afterwards serving as president of the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing from 1961-1965.[4]
Works
- Revolution in Land, Harper & Brothers, 1939; Arno Press, 1979, ISBN 9780405113161
- A housing program for America, League for Industrial Democracy, 1947
- The city is the frontier, Harper & Row, 1965
- Man's Struggle for Shelter: In an Urbanizing World, Mit Press, 1966, ISBN 9780262510011
- The language of cities; a glossary of terms, Volume 14, Viking Press, 1971
See also
References
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- ↑ Anna McCarthy (2003) Television, Culture, and Citizenship at the Ford Foundation Working Paper: #13 November 2003 The Cold War as Global Conflict - International Center for Advanced Studies New York University
- ↑ Michael Harrington (1962) The Other America, p.58, quote: This is yet another case of "socialism for the rich and free enterprise for the poor," as described by Charles Abrams in the housing field
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