Public Policy Analysis

It required a disaster of unprecedented proportions to bring about a public housing initiative similar to what was already commonplace in Germany and England. Nevertheless, the housing project ended up being restricted to the single Hydrostone site. Hope was expressed that planning and housing measures would bring about social stability in the city. Public consultation was not a feature of the project. Instead, there was the appointment of a non-elected Commission and the calling in of outside experts. Segregation of housing types by class was an accepted part of the project. Overall, the Hydrostone scheme was a public initiative carried out in isolation from normal policy directions.

Hydrostone residential block in the 1920's

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