Are gated communities safer than their non gated, more traditional open counterparts or are gates and guards and security monitors only the latest symbols of elitism?
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On The Commons is a weekly radio show dedicated to discussing the many issues surrounding mandatory homeowner associations, the fastest growing form of residential housing in the nation.
If the profusion of new gated communities and newly gated existing neighborhoods is any indication, we, as Americans, seem to be barricading ourselves in -- or are we blocking the rest of the world out? Are gated communities safer than their non gated, more traditional open counterparts or are gates and guards and security monitors only the latest symbols of elitism?
On The Commons with me this week is Professor Evan McKenzie. A Political Science Professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago and author of the much acclaimed and award winning book <em>Privatopia: Homeowner Associations and the Rise of Residential Private Government</em>, Evan is widely recognized as the preeminent expert on Homeowner Associations. Join us On The Commons this Saturday, May 3, 2003 as we learn more about the latest trend of living behind closed gates.
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