This article explores why and how homeowners in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, took out subprime mortgage loans, and the effect of these loans on individuals and their community. It analyzes real estate histories for properties on four street blocks in Bedford-Stuyvesant by linking...

This article examines bulk sales of municipal property tax liens in the formerly industrial city of Waterbury, Connecticut, USA, in the 1990s, in order to explore the limits and contradictions of neoliberal local governance strategies. In the USA, cities and states create property tax liens by...

Child welfare policy has historically emphasized the positive impact relative caregivers can have on foster children. This emphasis coupled with recent changes in the composition of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) caseload has led to interest in child-only, relative caregiver...