A City of Neighbourhoods

We talk to Shamubeel Eaqub about City Centre Economics and Democracy

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(0:00) Introduction
(0:30) What's Unique about Auckland City Centre
(2:12) How the City Centre Brings People Together
(3:08) How the City Centre Compares Internationally
(4:08) How Agglomeration Helps
(7:33) What Auckland Needs to Do to Keep Talent
(9:16) How the City Centre Adapts to a Changing Society
(12:19) The Priorities for Businesses and Residents in the City Centre
(12:19) How Productivity is Misunderstood
(14:24) How Productivity Depends on Geography Culture and Institutions
(16:59) How Leaders Help More than Managers
(19:43) How Politics is Getting in the Way
(22:02) Who We Trust Right Now
(23:09) The Role of Trust in Local Democracy
(25:15) How We Find Common Ground
(29:40) How Political Interference Disrupts Society
(33:45) How Independent Public Service Helps Society
(35:58) How Aucklanders Have More Values in Common
(41:06) How Local Government is Constrained by Rates
(48:00) What We Need in the City Centre
(50:20) What Voluntary City Centre Targeted Rates Reveals about Democracy
(52:30) Farewell
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