Private Neighborhoods and the Transformation of Local Government

by Robert H. Nelson and Robert H. Nelson School of Public Policy University of Maryland

From 1980 to 2000, half the new housing in the United States was built in a development project governed by a neighborhood association. More than 50 million Americans now live in these associations. In Private Neighborhoods and the Transformation of Local Government, Robert Nelson reviews the history of neighborhood associations, explains their recent explosive growth, and speculates on their future role in American society. Unlike many previous studies,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877667519
• ISBN13: 9780877667513
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.