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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bennett, Larry, 1950- editor.

Garner, Roberta, editor.

Hague, Euan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neoliberalism.

Chicago (Ill.)--History--20th century.

Chicago (Ill.).

Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government--1951-.

Physical Description:

ix, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, 2017.

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.

Contents:

Part I Context

Chapter 1 Class and Race-Ethnicity in a Changing City: A Historical Perspective on Inequalities / Roberta Garner Garner, Roberta, Black Hawk Hancock Hancock, Black Hawk, Kenneth Fidel Fidel, Kenneth 17

Chapter 2 Metropolitan Chicago's Geography of Inequality / Castas Spirou Spirou, Castas, Larry Bennett Bennett, Larry 47

Chapter 3 Contemporary Chicago Politics: Myth, Reality, and Neoliberalism / Larry Bennett Bennett, Larry 72

Part II Neoliberal Visions

Chapter 4 Urban Sustainability and the "Greening" of Neoliberal Chicago / Michael J. Lorr Lorr, Michael J. 99

Chapter 5 Sports and Blue-Collar Mythology in Neoliberal Chicago / Sean Dinces Dinces, Sean, Christopher Lamberti Lamberti, Christopher 119

Part III Neoliberal Spaces

Chapter 6 Remaking Chicago's Industrial Spaces / Carrie Breitbach Breitbach, Carrie 141

Chapter 7 Becoming "Boystown" in Neoliberal Chicago: A Critical Urban Morphology of the North Halsted- Broadway Corridor / Alex G. Papadopoulos Papadopoulos, Alex G. 161

Chapter 8 Historic Preservation in a Neoliberal Context: From the Medinah Temple to Bloomingdale's / Yue Zhang Zhang, Yue 191

Part IV Neoliberal Processes

Chapter 9 Neighborhood Impacts of the Foreclosure Crisis / Martha Martinez Martinez, Martha 211

Chapter 10 The Chicago Bid to Host the 2016 Olympics: Much Promised, Little Learned / Larry Bennett Bennett, Larry, Michael Bennett Bennett, Michael, Stephen Alexander Alexander, Stephen 229

Chapter 11 Surveillance, Security, and Intelligence-Led Policing in Chicago / Rajiv Shah Shah, Rajiv, Brendan McQuade McQuade, Brendan 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliograpical references and index.

ISBN:

9780252082092

0252082095

9780252040597

0252040597

OCLC:

946905363