Egan Urban Center

Publications

Egan staff and faculty fellows publish books, journal articles and scholarly papers periodically.

Books

Economic Development in American Cities: The Pursuit of An Equity Agenda, Michael I. J. Bennett and Robert P. Giloth, Editors. State University of New York Press (July 2007) 
    
The New Chicago: A Social and Cultural Analysis, co-edited with John Koval, Larry Bennett, Michael I.J. Bennett, Fassil Demisse and Roberta Garner. Temple University Press, 2006 
    
Empowerment in Chicago: Grassroots Participation in Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation, Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1998 (Cedric Herring, Michael Bennett, Doug Gills and Noah Temaner Jenkins)      

Journal Articles

“Does Federal EZ Program Empower Local Residents?” PRAGmatics 2(2), Summer 1999 (Michael Bennett and Noah Temaner Jenkins) 
    
“Toward an Empowerment Zone Evaluation,” Economic Development Quarterly, 13(1), February 1999 (Noah Temaner Jenkins and Michael I.J. Bennett)    

Scholarly Papers

5/12/04   “Communities And Community Development in Chicago:Past, Present and Future,” presented with Larry Bennett, Michael Bennett and John Koval at the Conference on Chicago Research and Public Policy, in Chicago, May 12-13, 2004.
11/10/00  “Community Development Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” by Michael Bennett with David Pfleger and Dan Swinney   
01/20/04 Harold Washington and Municipal Led Job Centered Development during the 1990’s: Critical Reflections and Lessons Learned by Egan Urban Center
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