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Podcast: The Brian Nichols Show
Episode: 125: A Free-Market Approach to Urban Policy -with Scott Beyer
Description:
What's the libertarian answer to policy issues that plauge major cities across the nation? Enter "Market Urbanism".
Market Urbanism is the cross between free-market policy and urban issues. The theory calls for private-sector actions that create organic growth and voluntary exchange within cities, rather than ones enforced by government bureaucracy. It is thus a call for city growth and management in the classical liberal tradition.
Market Urbanists believe this model would produce cheaper housing, faster transport, improved public services and better quality of life.
Today I'm joined by Scott Beyer. Scott is an...