Global decisions, local collisions : urban life in the new world order / David Ranney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ranney, David C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor.

Urban policy.

Chicago (Ill.)--Economic conditions.

Chicago (Ill.).

Urban policy--Illinois--Chicago.

Labor--Illinois--Chicago.

Globalization.

Urban economics.

Illinois--Chicago.

Physical Description:

vii, 262 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2003.

Summary:

The politics of the past must be rethought. They were designed for a world where the U.S. manufactured at home, and where portions of U.S.-based labor had traded social stability for high wages. In this thought-provoking work, David Ranney shows how our world has changed and offers a plan for remaking progressive politics to meet the crises brought about by what George H. W. Bush first termed "the new world order." Drawing from his experiences in Chicago politics, first as a factory worker and later as an activist and academic, Ranney shows how the increasing mobility of capital, the easy availability of credit, and changing government policies have reshaped the urban world where U.S. workers live their everyday lives. This is not the story of the interconnectedness of modern business, but rather the need for self-respecting people who bring home a weekly paycheck to see the common, global problems they face, and to work together to bring about meaningful change.

Contents:

2. Philosophical Perspectives 13

3. The Evolution of a New World Order 34

4. Manufacturing Collapses in Chicago 71

5. The New World Order and Local Government: Chicago Politics and Economic Development 91

6. Where will Poor People Live? 122

7. Jobs, Wages, and Trade in the New World Order 164

8. Organizing to Combat the New World Order 198

9. Implications and Directions 216.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-253) and index.

ISBN:

1592130003

1592130011

OCLC:

49679926