Title: Bulls markets : Chicago's basketball business and the new inequality /
Authors: Dinces, Sean
Year: 2018
Subjects: Chicago Bulls (Basketball team) Economic aspects.; United Center (Chicago, Ill.); Chicago Bulls (Basketball team); Basketball Economic aspects Illinois Chicago.; Arenas Economic aspects Illinois Chicago.; Basketball Economic aspects; Economic history; Economics; Near West Side (Chicago, Ill.) Economic conditions.; Illinois Chicago; Illinois Chicago Near West Side
Contents: Introduction -- Bullish on image: basketball and the promotion of postindustrial Chicago -- "Normally, heroes cost you money": Bulls fans in the new Gilded Age -- The Bulls as "good business": the United Center and redeveloping Chicago's Near West Side -- Anchor or shipwreck? the United Center and economic development in West Haven -- "Peanut envy": the United Center's war against sidewalk vendors -- "Nothing but net profits": public dollars and tax policy at the United Center -- Conclusion.