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2/09/2010

Review of Community Associations: The Emergence and Acceptance of a Quiet Innovation in Housing (Contributions in Economics and Economic History) (Hardcover)

The research and authorship of this book were funded by a grant from the Land Economics Foundation of LAI. It began as a way to organize the papers of Byron R. Hanke, a member of LAI, whose work as Chief Land Planner for the Federal Housing Administration, and authorship of The Homes Association Handbook, published by ULI, the Urban Land Institute, and Planned Unit Development with a Homeowners Association, Federal Housing Administration Land Planning Bulletin 6, and founding member of the Community Associations Institute, were the hallmark efforts that started the rapid growth of housing development where a homeowners, condominium, or other forms of common interest community associations were used to own and manage common areas and facilities.

Community Associations traces the historical roots of common property from medieval feudalism, the New England town, various communal and utopians ideas and examples to earliest contemporary prototypes in England and the United States. It then explores the decades after W.W.II, when rapid suburban growth made the provision of common areas and facilities a desirable and much needed part of large scale communities that outstripped the capabilities of the public sector to provide parks and ballfields, swimming pools, other recreation facilities, and, perhaps most critically, common open space to preserve woodlands, streams, historic structures, that were envision by land planners and developers as a better living environment that could be created if there were a means to commonly and privately own and maintain such features.

Unlike most previous literature that advocate the use of community associations, this book seeks to dispassionately explore the rise of community associations, their economic impact on communities, their strengths and weaknesses, and their evolution from a means to ensure maintenance and operation of common ownership elements into a private governance system that both protects the common interests of property owners and restricts their freedom of action beyond those restrictions imposed by local, state, and national government.

An invaluable resource for all professionals in the related fields of land economics.

Recommended reading from Frank Spink and Jo-Ann Neuhaus of George Washington Chapter of LAI in Washington, DC



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1/19/2010

Review of The Commanding Heights: The Battle Between Government and the Marketplace That Is Remaking the Modern World (Hardcover)

The second half of the 20th century was marked by the ebb and flow of government influence over national and international economies. Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw characterize the balance between government and private marketplace clout as a battle for the commanding heights of the economy. They trace this fight back to the years after World War II, where they discover that capitalism had been widely discredited and governments were basking in the glow of wartime victory. With descriptions of the catalytic people and events that moved markets and policy, Yergin and Stanislaw have turned an essentially academic topic into a readable book, which is as much about economics as it is about history. As engaging as the stories are, don't assume you're in for a light read. Many business books today have plenty of sizzle, but not much steak. We at getAbstract recommend that you sink your teeth into this big, juicy T-bone of a book, a rare treat for intellectual readers searching for economic adventure and substantive history.



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