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Neoliberal Chicago / edited by Larry Bennett, Roberta Garner, and Euan Hague

Published
Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, [2017]
Physical Description
ix, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Additional Creators
Bennett, Larry, 1950-, Garner, Roberta, and Hague, Euan

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: pt. I CONTEXT -- ch. 1 Class and Race-Ethnicity in a Changing City: A Historical Perspective on Inequalities / Kenneth Fidel -- ch. 2 Metropolitan Chicago's Geography of Inequality / Larry Bennett -- ch. 3 Contemporary Chicago Politics: Myth, Reality, and Neoliberalism / Larry Bennett -- pt. II NEOLIBERAL VISIONS -- ch. 4 Urban Sustainability and the "Greening" of Neoliberal Chicago / Michael J. Lorr -- ch. 5 Sports and Blue-Collar Mythology in Neoliberal Chicago / Christopher Lamberti -- pt. III NEOLIBERAL SPACES -- ch. 6 Remaking Chicago's Industrial Spaces / Carrie Breitbach -- ch. 7 Becoming "Boystown" in Neoliberal Chicago: A Critical Urban Morphology of the North Halsed--Broadway Corridor / Alex G. Papadopoulos -- ch. 8 Historic Preservation in a Neoliberal Context: From the Medinah Temple to Bloomingdale's / Yue Zhang -- pt. IV NEOLIBERAL PROCESSES -- ch. 9 Neighborhood Impacts of the Foreclosure Crisis / Martha Martinez -- ch. 10 The Chicago Bid to Host the 2016 Olympics: Much Promised, Little Learned / Stephen Alexander -- ch. 11 Surveillance, Security, and Intelligence-Led Policing in Chicago / Brendan McQuade -- Conclusion: Beyond Neoliberal Chicago / Euan Hague.
Summary
The neoliberal philosophy of fiscal austerity aligned with reduced regulation has transformed Chicago. As pursued by mayor Rahm Emanuel and his predecessor Richard M. Daley, neoliberalism led officials to privatize everything from parking meters to schools, gut regulations and social services, and promote gentrification wherever possible. The essayists explore an essential question: how does neoliberalism work on the ground in today's Chicago? Contextual chapters explore race relations, physical development, and why Chicago embraced neoliberalism. Other contributors delve into aspects of the neoliberal vision, neoliberalism's impact on three iconic city spaces, and how events like the 2008 foreclosure crisis and the bid to attract the Olympic Games reveal the workings of neoliberalism.
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ISBN
9780252082092
0252082095
9780252040597 hardback
0252040597 hardback
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliograpical references and index.
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