Remaking Chicago
Subtitle: The Political Origins of Urban Industrial Change
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: May 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9780875802480
Subjects: City & town planning - architectural aspects; Local government; Political economy; Social groups & communities; U.S. Urban Politics And Problems; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Development - Economic Development; Urban Economics; Politics / Current Events; Political Science; Manufacturing industries; Business/Economics; Illinois; Economic conditions; Planning; Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.; Politics and government; 1951-; 20th century; Case studies; Chicago; Chicago (Ill.); History
Description: Examining Chicago as a model for urban economic development in the post-World War II era, Joel Rast challenges the conventional belief that structural economic change has forced cities to concentrate resources on downtown revitalization efforts in order to remain fiscally viable. Rast argues instead that cities face multiple economic development choices and that politics play a fundamental role in deciding among them.