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William Dean' Theory of Urban Growth: Chicago's Commerce and Industry, 1854–1871

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2009

Louis P. Cain
Louis P. Cain
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The author is Professor of Economics, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
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Abstract

William H. Dean, Jr. argued the development of a commercial agglomeration at any site is a function of three interrelated variables: trade routes, position, and nodality. Industrial agglomerations follow commercial ones. Dean's theory is discussed and applied to Chicago's growth before the Great Fire of 1871. The initial development of Chicago's transportation infrastructure is described. Data for the balance of receipts and shipments of selected items and growth rates for receipts and shipments from 1854 to 1871 are presented.

Type
Papers Presented at the Forty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Economic History Association
Information
The Journal of Economic History , Volume 45 , Issue 2 , June 1985 , pp. 241 - 249
Copyright
Copyright © The Economic History Association 1985

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