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179 INDEX 90:10 Economic Inequality Index, definition of, 63–64 Abilene (Texas): economic inequality, 88tab; median household income, 105tab; as medium grower, 31tab; population, 31tab; success index ranking , 122tab AFLAC Insurance (Columbus, Ga.), 53 Akron (Ohio): decline in size, 22tab Amarillo (Tex.): economic inequality, 88tab; as fast grower, 31tab; median household income, 105tab; population, 31tab; success index ranking, 122tab, 125tab American Family Insurance (Madison, Wis.), 53 American Medical Services (Green Bay, Wis.), 49, 127 Ann Arbor (Mich.): economic inequality , 88tab; educational institutions in, 55; as fast grower, 31tab; immigration in, 153; median household income, 105tab; population, 31tab; success index ranking, 122tab Bakersfield (Calif.): economic inequality , 88tab; as explosive grower, 31tab; median household income, 105tab; population, 31tab; success index ranking , 122tab, 125tab banking, 7 Baton Rouge (La.): economic inequality, 88tab; as fast grower, 31tab; median household income, 105tab; population, 31tab; success index ranking, 122tab Beaumont (Tex.): decline in size, 22tab; economic inequality, 88tab, 125; median household income, 82, 105tab; population, 31tab; as slow grower, 31tab, 36; suburbanization in, 36; success index ranking, 122tab, 125tab Berkekey (Calif.), 16 Berry, Brian, 7 Billings (Mont.): economic inequality, 88tab; as fast grower, 31tab; median household income, 105tab; population, 31tab; success index ranking, 122tab, 125tab Bobo, Lawrence, 146 Bogart, William, 29 Boise (Idaho), 12; economic inequality, 87, 88tab; as explosive grower, 31tab; immigration in, 45; income levels, 6; jobs available, 6; median household income, 105tab; population, 6, 20, 31tab, 81, 113; success index ranking, 122tab; urbanization in, 36 Boushey, Heather, 120 Brown University, 39, 55, 71, 72 Bruce Church, Inc. (Salinas, Calif.), 59 Bud Antle Inc. (Salinas, Calif.), 59 call centers, 7 Cambridge (Mass.), 16 capital: global, 7; human, 9, 10, 11, 42, 56, 75, 131, 141; state, 11, 57 Carmel (Calif.), 60, 61, 91, 128 Carroll, Glenn, 11, 55, 112 Caterpillar Corporation (Peoria, Ill.), 53 Cedar Rapids (Iowa): decline in size, 22tab; economic inequality, 87, 88tab; median household income, 105tab; population, 31tab, 34; as slow grower, 31tab; success index ranking, 122tab change: comparative and historical approaches to, 144–145; creative class and, 9–11, 72; demographic, 2; distribution of effects of, 101, 102; due to climate, 81; economic, 2, 76; in economic inequality, 74–77; effect of region in, 77; effect on differing types of small cities, 13; in employment, 75; ethnic, 46, 71, 72; factors leading to, 76; global economic, 6; industrial, 5; in median household income, 74–77; in migration patterns, 5; in patterns of settlement, 4; population, 15tab, 74–77; reversal of population living places, 12; in smaller cities, 2, 5–12; success index ranking, 121–126; theories of, 5, 6; understanding , 3; urban, 8, 11, 74–77 180 INDEX Chattanooga (Tenn.): economic inequality, 88tab; immigration, 152; median household income, 105tab; as medium grower, 31tab; population, 31tab; success index ranking, 122tab Cherry Semiconductor Corporation (Providence , R.I.), 39 Chicago (Ill.), 2, 4; patterns of settlement, 4 Chicago School of urban sociology, 3–4 Christaller, Walter, 7, 131 Cianci, Buddy, 151 Circuit City Company (Richmond, Va.), 53 cities: diversity of population in, 9, 10, 11; existence in peril, 2; gateway, 45, 79; place-specific attributes of, 11–12; role of people in success of, 9–11; “rustbelt,” 30, 35; stagnation in, 2, 9.10; state capitals, 11, 57, 112; universities in, 11. See also metro areas cities, explosive growers: defining,166n1; economic inequality in, 64fig; education levels in, 46fig; immigration in, 44fig; income levels by rate of population growth in, 62tab; income levels in, 32; industrial employment in, 54fig; population, 33fig, 35fig; problems with,1 19; professional services employment in, 55, 55fig; racial composition, 43fig; suburbanization and, 36fig; unemployment from mass inmigration , 66; unemployment in, 32, 65fig cities, fast growers: adaptation to new economy, 32; cost of living in, 62; defining , 166n1; as destinations for immigration , 45; diversity in, 32; domestic in-migration in, 32; economic inequality in, 64, 64fig; education levels in, 46fig, 70; as glocal cities, 82; housing costs, 62; immigration in, 44, 44fig, 45; income levels by rate of population growth in, 62tab; industrial employment in, 54fig; initially smaller populations in, 78; lowend service sector in, 55; not attracting Fortune 500 firms, 53; population, 33fig, 35fig; poverty levels in, 64; professional services employment in, 55, 55fig; racial composition, 43fig; service sector employment in, 64; suburbanization and, 36fig; unemployment in, 65fig; universities in, 32 cities, global, 7, 137; assumed large populations in, 8; restricted numbers...

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