二战前后美国住房短缺矛盾加剧的原因分析

An Analysis of the Reasons of Aggravation of Urban Housing Shortage in the United States before and after World War Ⅱ

:二战前后 ,美国政府面临的最尖锐问题是住房短缺。造成城市房荒问题加剧的主要因素有 :1.经济萧条及战争使建筑业近乎停滞 ;2 .城市新移民浪潮不断扩大 ;3.内城衰败 ,贫民窟现象严重 ;4.复员军人回城安置加剧住房短缺。城市住房短缺 ,成为战后美国城市经济和社会发展的重要障碍。

WT5”BZ]After World War Ⅱ,the most serious problem American government faced was housing shortage.The factors that brought about aggravation of urban housing shortage are as follows.First,economic depression and the war made the building industry almost stagnant.Second,new urban immigration was on the increase.Third,inner cities declined and there appeared a great number of slums.Finally,arrangement for the placement of demobilized soldiers in cities aggravated housing shortage.Urban housing shortage became a serious obstacle of American post war urban economy and social development.