Selling Chicago as a Global City: Redevelopment and Ethnic Neighborhoods

Chicago is in the dynamic process of redefining itself in the national and international urban hierarchy within the new era of globalization. Globalization in Chicago can be understood in multiple contexts. The following analysis reduces globalization to tangible processes of community revitalization in ethnic neighborhoods in Chicago. The Pilsen neighborhood will be used as a case example of how the city's political economy and the rise of tourism are shaping the fate of its residents.