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St. Louis Currents
The Must-Have Resource
on the Region
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Critical Perspectives on Key Issues
• More than two dozen authors examine where the region has been and where it’s going after a century of planning.
• This outstanding volume has over 400 pages of critical essays and insights by some of the region’s top leaders and scholars.
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An Amazing Piece of History
• In 1907, St. Louis became the first city in the United States to develop a comprehensive city plan.
• A high-quality digital reproduction of the entire city plan is included, along with its historic photographs and illustrations.
• This rare volume is presented here in searchable PDF format. (191 pages)
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The Proposed Public Buildings Group for Downtown St. Louis
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Is the Mississippi River the Middle of the Region or the Edge?
Cultural Distinctions between Missouri and
Illinois
Andrew J. TheisingInstitute for Urban ResearchSouthern Illinois University
Edwardsville
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The RegionApproximately 900 units of government2.8 million people 1.1 million householdswww.stlrcga.org /x285.xml www.ewgateway.org/pdffiles/library/wws/wws06.pdf
Illinois: 25% of population45% of government
Missouri:75% of population55% of government
http://www.focus-stl.org/AboutUs/RegionWeServe.aspx
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Missouri and Illinois Political Cultures
Eastern Missouri is Traditionalistic
• Interpersonal Relationships• Social Hierarchy• Status Quo
Illinois is Individualistic• Democracy as Marketplace• Laissez-faire politics• Struggle with Corruption
From the scholarship of
Daniel J. ElazarTemple University
American Federalism:
The View from the States (1966)
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Missouri!
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Interpersonal Relationships• A handshake means a lot• Leaders are accessible• “Where did you go to high
school?”• Family Rule is common
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Family Rule!
ClayBlunt Carnahan
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Social Hierarchy
• “those at the top of the social structure… take a special and dominant role” in decision-making
• Civic Progress, formally (the business group, not the punk band)
• Elite social circles, informally• Ties back to family rule—Slay,
Danforth, Taylor, Schlafly• Many small fiefdoms
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Social Hierarchy
• The Reality of Racism– Race relations are difficult in Traditionalistic
states– Most southern states tend to be
Traditionalistic in political culture– Creeps into many discussions, analyses, and
debates
• While great progress has been made, there is much work to be done
• Southern Illinois shares Missouri’s traditionalistic streak—and the state has had three race riots (1909, 1917, and 1919)
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Status Quo• Missouri Hancock
Amendment– Tax Expenditure Limitation
movement– Strips legislature of the power
to implement new taxes or tax increases
• Missouri lags in government spending per capita
• New programs are difficult to fund and implement, unless strong popular support exists
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Illinois!
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Democracy as Marketplace
• Lots of small government in Illinois
• Townships and Special Districts
• Many decision-makers• High degree of
bargaining (pluralism)
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Laissez-Faire Government
• A history of “merging public and private prosperity” (Boorstin)
• Many examples of company towns– National City 1907– Roxana 1917– Monsanto 1926– Alorton 1944
• Lots of power pushed to the local level
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Corruption
Anybody wanna buy a Senate seat?!?
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Corruption
Governor Dan WalkerFraudulent LoansConvicted in 1987Sentenced to 7 Years
Governor Otto Kerner17 counts of briberyConvicted 1973Sentenced to 3 Years
Governor George Ryan22-count Indictment on Corruption
Convicted in 2006Sentenced to 6 Years
Governor Milorad“Rod” Blagojevich
Abuse of PowerImpeached and Convicted
by the State Legislature 2009Federal indictment 2009
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Is it really that bad? No.
• Both Missouri and Illinois have political baggage, just like other states
• There are some excellent assets in the region
• St. Louis enjoys stability, a relatively low cost of living, and accessible institutions
• This is a region that has deep traditions and has preserved more of its past than other regions
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What the people want…
• Governments that are comfortable…• Elected officials that are
approachable…• Change that is fully justified and
incrementally implemented…• Avoiding too much risk in abandoning
the familiar for the unknown…• A balance between keeping close what
should be nearby and joining forces when most would benefit from cooperation…
(From Terry Jones, 2000, Fragmented by Design)
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The End!