NYU The Evolution of Housing Property and Public Finance Policy

Please upload your city papers here.  based on the learning objective of Applying models and themes from the course to a specific case study of an American city, as well as the syllabus parameters, which are listed below as a final refresher:

You will select a U.S. city for a case study. Find a public policy/political problem related to themes from this class.

Explain the problem.

Cite the origins of the problem, why it is a problem, why the problem is contested, and if there seems to be a solution to the problem.

• Situate the problem in themes we covered in the course: the organization of politics in cities, federalism, race and ethnic tensions, economic concerns, forces from outside the city.
• What is distinctive about your city? Why might your city be better able to handle the problem or less able to handle the problem than other city governments?
• Can you draw broader conclusions the city under study? If the case runs contrary to other themes that you find out about your city (an exception to a rule) then that can serve as the basis of a thesis as well.