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In this video, we describe a speculative but promising idea to boost economic growth: giving cities the ability to write some of their own laws and design their own institutions, independently from their parent countries. Jackson Wagner, the first author of this post, has written the script. Writer, the second author, has given feedback.
Below, you can find the script of the video.
Introduction.When you think about ways to help people in developing countries, you probably think of international aid -- providing medical supplies, or coordinating disaster relief, or even just giving cash, like we discussed in our recent video about global poverty. These things are great, and this kind of charitable aid saves lives every day. But there's something a little curious here, because these interventions AREN’T what helped the world's most prosperous countries succeed in the first place.
Up until [...]
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Outline:
(03:29) The idea of charter cities, and the town of Itana
(05:56) Objection: why whole new cities?
(07:07) Objection: isnt this politically intractable?
(08:19) Wider benefits: inspiration, competition, and experimentation
(11:40) Conclusion
(12:53) Call-To-Action
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
In this video, we describe a speculative but promising idea to boost economic growth: giving cities the ability to write some of their own laws and design their own institutions, independently from their parent countries. Jackson Wagner, the first author of this post, has written the script. Writer, the second author, has given feedback.
Below, you can find the script of the video.
Introduction.When you think about ways to help people in developing countries, you probably think of international aid -- providing medical supplies, or coordinating disaster relief, or even just giving cash, like we discussed in our recent video about global poverty. These things are great, and this kind of charitable aid saves lives every day. But there's something a little curious here, because these interventions AREN’T what helped the world's most prosperous countries succeed in the first place.
Up until [...]
---
Outline:
(03:29) The idea of charter cities, and the town of Itana
(05:56) Objection: why whole new cities?
(07:07) Objection: isnt this politically intractable?
(08:19) Wider benefits: inspiration, competition, and experimentation
(11:40) Conclusion
(12:53) Call-To-Action
---
First published:
Source:
Linkpost URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-A1i2g9riU
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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