Sweat equity: cooperative house-building in newfoundland, 1920-1974
Auteur :
Sharpe, C.A. / Shawyer, A.J.
Éditeur :
Memorial University Press
ISBN :
9781894725347
Date de publication :
24 août 2016
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 7,6 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
In Newfoundland during the 1950s and 1960s, urban housing shortages sparked a government-supported "sweat equity" initiative where residents contributed around 2,000 labor hours to build over 500 cooperative homes, using work in place of down payments and redefining public housing policy.