Global Decisions, Local Collisions : Urban Life in the New World Order
by Ranney, David C.; Lyons, Robert S.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
| Acknowledgments | p. vi |
| Timeline | p. viii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Philosophical Perspectives | p. 13 |
| The Evolution of a New World Order | p. 34 |
| Manufacturing Collapses in Chicago | p. 71 |
| The New World Order and Local Government: Chicago Politics and Economic Development | p. 91 |
| Where will Poor People Live? | p. 122 |
| Jobs, Wages, and Trade in the New World Order | p. 164 |
| Organizing to Combat the New World Order | p. 198 |
| Implications and Directions | p. 216 |
| Notes | p. 235 |
| Index | p. 255 |
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