Description
Book SynopsisModelled on post-war Chicago, this study of urban economic development argues that cities have many choices for economic development and that a major part in these decisions is played by politics. The author uses research to show the effects local administrations have had on urban based industry.
Trade Review"Insightful... Rast clearly proves his thesis and makes a significant contribution to the field of urban politics."—American Political Science Review
"Rast mines the rich vein of studies of postwar development practices in downtown Chicago in order to form his critical reassessment of urban development theory."—APA Journal
"The knowledge [Rast] generated adds substantially to what is known about Chicago during one of the most sweeping and contentious periods of urban restructuring."—Urban Studies
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
1 The Politics of Urban Economic Development
2 Downtown Redevelopment and the Chicago Political Machine
3 Rethinking Industrial Decline: The Chicago Printing and Apparel Industries
4 Community Economic Development and the Crisis of Machine Politics
5 The Battle for the Near North Side
6 Toward a Citywide Industrial Policy
Notes
Bibliography
Index
