

An edition of Remaking Chicago (1999)
The Political Origins of Urban Industrial Change
By Joel Rast
Publish Date
May 1, 1999
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Language
eng
Pages
209
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.
subjects: Politics and government, Urban economics, Case studies, Manufacturing industries, Economic conditions, History, Industrie, Wirtschaftsentwicklung, Economic history, Chicago (ill.), history, Chicago (ill.), politics and government, Chicago (ill.), economic conditions, Industrial revolution, Industrialization