Global Decisions, Local Collisions : Urban Life in the New World Order,9781592130009

Global Decisions, Local Collisions : Urban Life in the New World Order

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ISBN13: 9781592130009
ISBN10: 1592130003
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-12-01
Publisher(s): Temple Univ Pr
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Author Biography

David Ranney is a Professor in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago and an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vi
Timelinep. viii
Introductionp. 1
Philosophical Perspectivesp. 13
The Evolution of a New World Orderp. 34
Manufacturing Collapses in Chicagop. 71
The New World Order and Local Government: Chicago Politics and Economic Developmentp. 91
Where will Poor People Live?p. 122
Jobs, Wages, and Trade in the New World Orderp. 164
Organizing to Combat the New World Orderp. 198
Implications and Directionsp. 216
Notesp. 235
Indexp. 255
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