And all of this comes as a backdrop to the lingering bitterness some old-time residents felt (and still feel) towards "urban renewal" of the 1960s (which many called "urban removal"). Pattillo insists that Chicago is a city where the "gentrification" and "revitalization" of buildings and neighborhoods, in the long run, translates into a "social inequalities." In real life terms, Pattillo asserts, an infusion of economic investment steals poor people's neighborhoods away from them. But is Richard M. Daley to be blamed for the inequities in this system? Urban redevelopment in every city certainly comes with controversy and pain, and Chicago is no exception. Chicago is trying to upgrade neighborhoods to become that ultimate world class city; and if Daley is held to blame, it goes with the territory, albeit in fairness he's doing what mayors of big cities must do: create better neighborhoods with as much sensitivity to citizens' needs and desires as possible.

The Next 20 Years: Finally, in Joel Rast's book, Remaking Chicago: The Political Origins of Industrial Change, the author explains that Daley is working towards the implementation of a...

And if Daley hires bright people to lead this policy, people with experience who are sensitive to ethnic diversity, Chicago will be an even bigger success on the global scene twenty years from now. When corruption is kept at a minimum, and neighborhoods are distinct and safe so that jobs and family fit well into the package, Daley or his successors will be viewed as visionary and adaptable in the history books.
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