We talk to Shamubeel Eaqub about City Centre Economics and Democracy

(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