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'''Roger Starr''' (1918 - 2001) was an intelligence officer during [[World War II]], businessman, active in community organizations, and [[New York City]] housing administrator. Later in life, he became a writer for the [[New York Times]]. One of his books was ''The Living End'' (1966).<ref>{{cite news |title=The Lives They Lived: Roger Starr, B. 1918; The Contrarian |first=Jack |last=Rosenthal |newspaper=The New York Times Magazine |date=2001-12-30 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/magazine/the-lives-they-lived-roger-starr-b-1918-the-contrarian.html |accessdate=2011-05-16}}</ref> |
'''Roger Starr''' (1918 - 2001) was an intelligence officer during [[World War II]], businessman, active in community organizations, and [[New York City]] housing administrator. Later in life, he became a writer for the [[New York Times]]. One of his books was ''The Living End'' (1966).<ref>{{cite news |title=The Lives They Lived: Roger Starr, B. 1918; The Contrarian |first=Jack |last=Rosenthal |newspaper=The New York Times Magazine |date=2001-12-30 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/magazine/the-lives-they-lived-roger-starr-b-1918-the-contrarian.html |accessdate=2011-05-16}}</ref> |
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== Early life== |
== Early life== |
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Starr was born in [[New York (city)|New York]] and attended [[Yale University]] as an undergraduate. He joined the [[United States Army]] and the [[Office of Strategic Services]] during World War II.<ref name=Goldstein>{{cite book |doi=10.1515/9780691207056-049 |chapter=Roger Starr |title=Affordable Housing in New York |year=2016 |editor-last1=Bloom |editor-first1=Nicholas Dagen |last1=Goldstein |first1=Brian |pages=261–264 |isbn=9780691207056 |editor-first2=Matthew Gordon |editor-last2=Lasner }}</ref> |
Starr was born in [[New York (city)|New York]] and attended [[Yale University]] as an undergraduate. He joined the [[United States Army]] and the [[Office of Strategic Services]] during World War II.<ref name=Goldstein>{{cite book |doi=10.1515/9780691207056-049 |chapter=Roger Starr |title=Affordable Housing in New York |year=2016 |editor-last1=Bloom |editor-first1=Nicholas Dagen |last1=Goldstein |first1=Brian |pages=261–264 |isbn=9780691207056 |editor-first2=Matthew Gordon |editor-last2=Lasner }}</ref> His early political ideology leaned towards the teachings of [[Trotsky]], developing into a supporter of the [[New deal]] and later in life becoming a [[neoconservative]].<ref name=Goldstein>{{cite book |doi=10.1515/9780691207056-049 |chapter=Roger Starr |title=Affordable Housing in New York |year=2016 |editor-last1=Bloom |editor-first1=Nicholas Dagen |last1=Goldstein |first1=Brian |pages=261–264 |isbn=9780691207056 |editor-first2=Matthew Gordon |editor-last2=Lasner }}</ref> |
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==Planned shrinkage== |
==Planned shrinkage== |
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He proposed a "planned shrinkage" in 1976.<ref name=Goldstein/> He wanted people to leave the depressed areas like the [[South Bronx]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Lambert|first=Bruce|date=2001-09-11|title=Roger Starr, New York Planning Official, Author and Editorial Writer, Is Dead at 83|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/11/nyregion/roger-starr-new-york-planning-official-author-and-editorial-writer-is-dead-at-83.html|access-date=2023-05-22|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The mayor he served as the Housing and Development administrator did not support the idea. Members of the City Council called it "inhuman", "racist" and "[[Genocide|genocidal]]". Protesters would make disturbances on his public appearances.<ref name=":1" /> Starr described his views on housing in his book ''America's Housing Challenge: What It Is and How to Meet It'', which a reviewer said provided a "trenchant analysis" of the problems but described some of Starr's proposed solutions as "draconian".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Hunter |first=J |date=1977 |title=America’s Housing Challenge: What It Is and How to Meet It (Book Review) |journal=AREUEA Journal: Journal of the American Real Estate & Urban Economics Association |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=508–510 |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=5859882&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site }}</ref> Nevertheless, another reviewer called the book "a handy summation of the wisdom of an expert".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Brookhiser |first=Richard |year=1978 |journal=National Review |volume=30 |issue=13 |page=415 |title= One-quarter Expert |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=6072644&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site }}</ref> |
He proposed a "planned shrinkage" in 1976.<ref name=Goldstein/> He wanted people to leave the depressed areas like the [[South Bronx]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Lambert|first=Bruce|date=2001-09-11|title=Roger Starr, New York Planning Official, Author and Editorial Writer, Is Dead at 83|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/11/nyregion/roger-starr-new-york-planning-official-author-and-editorial-writer-is-dead-at-83.html|access-date=2023-05-22|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The mayor he served as the Housing and Development administrator did not support the idea. Members of the City Council called it "inhuman", "racist" and "[[Genocide|genocidal]]". Protesters would make disturbances on his public appearances.<ref name=":1" /> Starr described his views on housing in his book ''America's Housing Challenge: What It Is and How to Meet It'', which a reviewer said provided a "trenchant analysis" of the problems but described some of Starr's proposed solutions as "draconian".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Hunter |first=J |date=1977 |title=America’s Housing Challenge: What It Is and How to Meet It (Book Review) |journal=AREUEA Journal: Journal of the American Real Estate & Urban Economics Association |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=508–510 |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=5859882&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site }}</ref> Nevertheless, another reviewer called the book "a handy summation of the wisdom of an expert".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Brookhiser |first=Richard |year=1978 |journal=National Review |volume=30 |issue=13 |page=415 |title= One-quarter Expert |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=6072644&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site }}</ref> |
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Roger Starr (1918 - 2001) was an intelligence officer during World War II, businessman, active in community organizations, and New York City housing administrator. Later in life, he became a writer for the New York Times. One of his books was The Living End (1966).[1]
Early life
Starr was born in New York and attended Yale University as an undergraduate. He joined the United States Army and the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.[2] His early political ideology leaned towards the teachings of Trotsky, developing into a supporter of the New deal and later in life becoming a neoconservative.[2]
Planned shrinkage
He proposed a "planned shrinkage" in 1976.[2] He wanted people to leave the depressed areas like the South Bronx.[3] The mayor he served as the Housing and Development administrator did not support the idea. Members of the City Council called it "inhuman", "racist" and "genocidal". Protesters would make disturbances on his public appearances.[3] Starr described his views on housing in his book America's Housing Challenge: What It Is and How to Meet It, which a reviewer said provided a "trenchant analysis" of the problems but described some of Starr's proposed solutions as "draconian".[4] Nevertheless, another reviewer called the book "a handy summation of the wisdom of an expert".[5]
The views expressed in Starr's book The Rise and Fall of New York City was described by one reviewer as "cranky"![6] However, the book Housing and the Money Market was received quite favourably as a guide suitable for the general public.[7]
References
- ^ Rosenthal, Jack (2001-12-30). "The Lives They Lived: Roger Starr, B. 1918; The Contrarian". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ^ a b c Goldstein, Brian (2016). "Roger Starr". In Bloom, Nicholas Dagen; Lasner, Matthew Gordon (eds.). Affordable Housing in New York. pp. 261–264. doi:10.1515/9780691207056-049. ISBN 9780691207056.
- ^ a b Lambert, Bruce (2001-09-11). "Roger Starr, New York Planning Official, Author and Editorial Writer, Is Dead at 83". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ Hunter, J (1977). "America's Housing Challenge: What It Is and How to Meet It (Book Review)". AREUEA Journal: Journal of the American Real Estate & Urban Economics Association. 5 (4): 508–510.
- ^ Brookhiser, Richard (1978). "One-quarter Expert". National Review. 30 (13): 415.
- ^ Newfield, J (3 June 1985). "The bruised apple". The New Republic. 192 (22): 36–40.
- ^ Klaman, Saul B.; Rubinson, Jack (1977). "Reviewed work: Housing and the Money Market., Roger Starr". Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. 9 (4): 691–693. doi:10.2307/1991543. JSTOR 1991543.