The study of regions has been undergoing an intellectual “renaissance,” resulting in a growing literature on the renewed importance of new and more varied forms of regions and regionalism. This literature has focused on supranational regional schemes such as the EU, NAFTA, and APEC on one hand, and within-country dynamic or declining regions like the Silicon Valley, the industrial districts, or the heavy industrial areas in Europe or the United States on the other.
From Immigration Assimilation to Metropolitan Regeneration and Transformation: Notes and Reflections on the Processes of Immigrant Settlement and Metropolitan Change in Chicago Today GCP-04-02
Anthony Orum Professor, Department of Sociology University of Illinois at Chicago Abstract United States. As of the year, 2002, more than 32 million new residents, or approximately 11 per cent of the total population, had been added in this manner to the population of the United States (U.S. Census, February […]
Reconstructing Regional Politics: Special Purpose Authorities and Municipal Governments GCP-03-01
I argue in this brief essay that the tendency of scholars to focus on city governments has meant that urban scholarship has missed the most dynamic politics driving urban development for decades – the emergence of institutions that often dwarf the fiscal, administrative, and political capacity of general-purpose governments. Unless these institutions are taken into account, most of the development occurring within urban regions cannot be explained or even accounted for.
The Proposed New Interstate 69 Highway: Is It a Cost-Effective Rural Economic Development Tool for Southwest Indiana? GCP-99-3
This study examines the cost-effectiveness of the Evansville-to-Bloomington portion of the proposed new Interstate 69 highway in Southwest Indiana in fulfilling its stated purpose of stimulating economic development in four rural Indiana counties.
Principles and Practices for Creating Systems Reform in Urban Workforce Development GCP-99-2
This brief provides advice for state and local governments as they define their One-Stop Employment Centers and broader workforce development systems.
Economic Renaissance in the Windy City: The Wind of Change of Just Hot Air? GCP-97-6
With cities, the story always seems to be dramatic--either they are dying, becoming irrelevant, going bankrupt; or they are being reborn, cities are on the rise, the return of the downtown.
New Directions for Central City and Suburban Development GCP-97-7
In recent years some well-known economists and political commentators have characterized cities as economically and politically irrelevant.
Peering into the Urban Future: Blurred Visions, Double Visions and a Little Clear Thinking GCP-97-8
Over the past 25 years, there have been massive political and economic changes across the world. Capital moves freely, seeking its most profitable investments.
Regional Cooperation and Sustainable Growth: A Study of Nine Councils of Government in the Northeastern Illinois Region GCP-97-9
Nine councils of government in the Chicago region exemplify a new institutional arrangement in regional governance.
Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Economic Development Initiatives in a Context of Global Integration GCP-97-10
This article highlights socio-political implications of local responses to globalization as reflected in their time and space orientations.