Charles Abrams

Charles Abrams (1902 – February 1970) was the legendary urbanist and housing expert who created the New York Housing Authority.^[1] He was one of the first to use, maybe the very first, to use the expression Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor.^[2]

Works

• (1965) The City Is the Frontier
• ( ) Language of The Cities

See also

• Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor

References

1. ^ Anna McCarthy (2003) Television, Culture, and Citizenship at the Ford Foundation Working Paper: #13 November 2003 The Cold War as Global Conflict - International Center for Advanced Studies New York University
2. ^ Michael Harrington (1962) The Other America, p.58, quote: This is yet another case of "socialism for the rich and free enterprise for the poor," as described by Charles Abrams in the housing field

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