Date: August 20th, 2008

Sums of a zero-sum game: Part 1, UK Section 106 inclusionary zoning

20 August, 2008 (08:41) | Global news, Inclusionary zoning, Local issues, Theory, United Kingdom | No comments

Games are more fun when they’re positive-sum — and this applies very directly to affordable housing and inclusionary zoning.
 

Girls just wanna have sums!
 
Because affordable housing always costs money, some lucky stakeholder must fund the cost-value gap.  While this money ultimately is or derives from government, government often wriggles, seeking to find ‘off budget’ ways of [...]