Stacked Decks Building Inspectors and the Reproduction of Urban Inequality

A startling look at the power and perspectives of city building inspectors as they navigate unequal housing landscapes.   Though we rarely see them at work, building inspectors have the power to significantly shape our lives through their discretionary decisions. The building inspectors of Chicago are at the heart of sociologist Robin Bartram's analysis of how individuals impact-or attempt to impact-housing inequality. In Stacked Decks, she reveals surprising patterns in the judgment calls inspectors make when deciding whom to cite for building code violations. These predominantly white, male inspectors largely recognize that they work within an unequal housing landscape that systematically disadvantages poor people and people of color through redlining, property taxes, and city spending that favor wealthy neighborhoods. Stacked Decks illustrates the uphill battle inspectors face when trying to change a housing system that works against those with the fewest resources.  

ISBN:	9780226821146
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Imprint:	The University of Chicago Press
Published date:	19 Aug 2022
DEWEY:	363.50977311
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	224
Weight:	382g
Height:	152mm
Width:	229mm
Spine width:	16mm

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