How HUD Can Support Its Vision of Entrepreneurship for Public Housing Authorities

摘要

In recent years, policymakers at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have repeatedly urged local public housing authorities (PHAs) to be more "entrepreneurial." What does this mean, and how should PHAs achieve this goal? For the vast majority of agencies, the federal regulatory and financial framework in which they operate severely restricts their ability to act in an "entrepreneurial" manner. This article discusses some actions that HUD might consider taking in order to support its policy of PHA entrepre-neurship.