Political Machines: Monkey Wrench or People-Based Economic Development Mention the words “political machine” and visions dance in one’s head of Tammany Hall, the Tweed
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7.13 Unions in CD
Module 7: Unions in CD There was little that smacked of religious fervor that characterized private unions as semi-political movements. In the Early Republic they first
7.9 Industrialization, Agglomerations, and Rise of Hegemonic Big Cities
Theme 2: MODULE 3 Hegemonic Industrial Big Cities: BIRTH OF AMERICAN STATE AND LOCAL MED This module touches on two broad topics: (1) the Early Republic
7.8 Off to Urban Competitive Rivalries
Theme 2: Module 9 Off to Urban Competitive Rivalries and Transportation Races Pre-1840 State-Chartered Corporations and Canals Henry Clay embraced the strategy as a key element
7.7 Erie Canal
Erie Canal The answer to the question “why this big deal about DTIS and canals’ is “look at Erie Canal”. The second question that follows
7.6 America’s First Primary EDO: the Public/Private State-Chartered Corporation
NEEDS TO BE REWRITTEN AND MIGHT BE SUPERFLUOUS OR INCORPORATED INTO ONE OR SEVERAL MODULES Nation/State-Building and ED-Relevant Institutionalization through 1837 During that time period when
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