The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research 1945-1985: Seeking Paths to Fuller Employment

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An Inventory of Regional Input-Output Studies in the United States #17

This report presents an inventory of regional input-output studies which have been undertaken in the United States (Part I), and a listing of studies which are currently in process (Part II). Only studies of basic empirical content are included in the bibliography. An arrangement alphabetically by state has been chosen for easy area reference; studies of multi-state regions appear at the end of each part

Penn Fruit and the Everyday Modern: Interpreting the Mid-Century Supermarket

In Philadelphia, Penn Fruit was one of the earliest grocery stores to adopt the supermarket model and remained an innovator in the grocery business from its founding in 1927 until it declared bankruptcy in 1975. Max Zimmerman, editor of Super Market Merchandising and founder of the Super Market Institute considered it a recognized leader in the field, highlighting it as one of the outstanding operations in the country in his 1955 book, Super Markets. In the 1950s its per-store sales were over three times the national average, and the company\u27s distinctive stores, with their arched rooflines and sparkling glass facades were immediately recognizable throughout Philadelphia and its rapidly growing suburbs. There are approximately forty former Penn Fruit supermarkets still standing, scattered throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. The iconic barrel vaulted structures have been converted into other supermarkets, auto supply stores, car dealerships and office buildings. Each Penn Fruit, because of its location, condition and history poses a different preservation problem. This thesis traces the history of Penn Fruit, focusing on its main supermarket building campaign during the 1940s and 50s and includes preservation recommendations for remaining structures, particularly the Frankford and Pratt location

An Inventory of Regional Input-Output Studies in the United States

This report presents an inventory of regional input-output studies which have been undertaken in the United States (Part I), and a listing of studies which are currently in process (Part II). Only studies of basic empirical content are included in the bibliography. An arrangement alphabetically by state has been chosen for easy area reference; studies of multi-state regions appear at the end of each part. Fifty-two completed studies and an additional 28 currently in process are reported in this inventory. A later edition, including a brief description of each completed study, is planned for publication. The authors will be grateful for any omissions or corrections which are brought to their attention

Ottoman justice thought in tanzimat period and transitional justice: A comparative analysis

One of the debates about contemporary political philosophy is related to historical perspective upon the Transitional Justice. This debate focuses on the probability of historical perspective will work in the Transitional Justice practices. In addition to this, in the evaluations concerning Transitional Justice, recently happened events and implemented reforms are taken into account and historical examples are not frequently referred. In the present work, by starting from this thesis, we will scrutinize the reforms made in American Reconstruction and Ottoman Tanzimat eras in terms of transitional justice. By taking both eras into consideration as two cases, we sought to question the possibility of historical perspective in the work. The work is limited to the legal arrangements and structural reforms in the considered eras. In the conclusion of the work, it is seen that the legal and structural reforms in both eras, which had the characteristics of transitional period, failed. In spite of this, it is probable to say that the taken steps related to justice formed the basis of many constitutional and legal reforms in the future. Additionally, these two cases demonstrate the significance of historical perspective in the studies of transitional justice

Negotiating modernism in Cape Town: 1918-1948 : an investigation into the introduction, contestation, negotiation and adaptation of modernism in the architecture of Cape Town

In the early twentieth century modernism radically changed the world, affecting all aspects of life. Twentieth century modernism incorporated new inventions that changed the modes of travel, it restructured methods of production and the way in which people lived, worked and played. This radical change was to be reflected in all sectors, and was particularly manifested physically in architecture. Modernism demanded a radical shift from an architecture that had been slowly evolving from nineteenth century eclecticism, overlaid with reactionary concerns for the overwhelming impact of industrialisation on society and on the built fabric of cities. It sought to identify new ways of dealing with these issues and finding new methods of spatial production and ultimately creating a new means of architectural aesthetic expression that came to be referred to as the Modern Movement. The response to the radical change implied in modernism resulted in a process of negation and contestation, leading through negotiation to a mediated compromise before an ultimate acceptance

The Art of Nation-Building: Two Murals by Charles Fraser Comfort (1936-37)

In the late 1920s, Canada experienced a new wave of nation-building art as part of a major mural movement sweeping Europe and North America. It reached its zenith in the 1930s, and provides the context – artistically, socially, politically and economically – for the two murals considered in this thesis. Such murals were modern in their focus on contemporary, usually urban issues, industrial subject matter, the image of the blue collar worker and its links to the Art Deco movement – “that vehicle of moderate nationalism” as architectural historian, Michael Windover, put it. All these characteristics are reflected in two highly acclaimed works by the leading and most prolific Canadian muralist of the 1930s and beyond: Scottish-born Charles Fraser Comfort, A.R.C.A. (1900-1994). At a time of serious unemployment for most artists following the market crash of 1929, Comfort achieved two significant accomplishments pertinent to Canada’s twentieth century art narrative. As the sole muralist of the day to obtain important commissions from the new “princes of patronage”, industry leaders, he painted The Romance of Nickel (1936) for Inco for the Canadian Pavilion at the 1937 Exposition internationale des arts et des techniques dans la vie moderne in Paris, as well as the series of eight interior panels (1937) for the Art Deco-inspired, Toronto Stock Exchange (Design Exchange), and designed its exterior stone frieze and steel medallions on the front door. Comfort’s second accomplishment was the particular way this already well-established landscape artist, water colourist, portrait painter and graphic designer also reflected contemporaneous preoccupations with the image of the bluecollar worker, in Cubist-inspired Realism. In this way, his two murals of 1936-37 indicate much about the distinctive approach of Canadian artistic developments of the decade with their emphasis on design and “moderate” modernity