A Rising Tide… But Some Leaky Boats. The 1990s Economic Expansion and Job Sprawl in the Chicago Region

Authors: Immergluck, Daniel and Wiles, Marti

Summary 

This report describes how different parts of the metropolitan area faired in different industrial sectors over the 1991-1996 period; Determines whether job sprawl has slowed in the 1990s compared to the 1980s; Examines municipal-level employment changes within the region to identify relationships between suburban income and racial demographics and changes in employment levels; and lays out key policy implications, focused especially on state and federal government. 

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A Rising Tide… but Some Leaky Boats. The 1990s Economic Expansion and Job Sprawl in the Chicago Region

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