- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- http://www.undp.org
- The Millennium Development Goals
- http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
- Paul Jargowsky- Rutgers University
"What if every community had to build new housing that reflects the income makeup of the entire metropolitan area? Imagine if 14 percent of the new housing over the next decade in wealthy Wilmette on Chicago's North Shore had to be accessible to the 14 percent of the region's population that lives under the poverty line. Same with blue-collar and middle-class housing."
This would definitely break the status quo of things and push many people outside their comfort zone, however, there is always the question as to how it would be enforced? There has to be in place a form of legitimate and authoritative enforcement of else people would never play along and dip their toes in unknown waters. For example, the Obama Administration housing rules were shot down as a result of this same question. Demographics change faster than it takes to build houses so no one can truly know how would private developers respond or more importantly if states would even pass such a law. As far as enforcement goes, the people to approach first would most likely be the Department of Housing and Urban Development but could they be convinced. As far as they are concerned if it doesn't affect them then why worry about. Why change a system that "works" in their eyes. However, that is the exact argument we put forth for the issue of poverty. We don't worry about it because we are not in it and it doesn't take the form of a burden in our daily lives. This is where our humanity can be restored. As we help these people get as basic of needs as shelter and food and clean water; not only survival necessities, but also love and kindness. It can change a person's life to feel like someone else truly cares about you.
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