Book ID: CBB226552378

Chicago's industrial decline: the failure of redevelopment, 1920-1975 (2020)

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Robert D. Lewis (Author)


Cornell University Press


Publication Date: 2020
Physical Details: 256
Language: English

This book outlines the decline of Chicago's industrial base and the rise of the suburbs as a substantial industrial district between 1920 and 1975, explores the attempts by the city's political and business leaders to deal with industrial decline, and shows why these initiatives have failed. (Publisher)

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Review John F. McDonald (Autumn 2021) Review of "Chicago's industrial decline: the failure of redevelopment, 1920-1975". Business History Review (pp. 580-582). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Kudaisya, Medha M.
Bishara, Fahad Ahmad
Christine Strotmann
Weems, Robert E., Jr.
Dieterich-Ward, Allen
Laurent Herment
Concepts
Economic history
Business history
Industrialization
Urban planning
Capitalism
Consumption (Economics)
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
18th century
Places
United States
Chicago (Illinois, U.S.)
India
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
Southern states (U.S.)
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