Why Most Cities Thrive and What We Can Learn From Them

How New York City and other metropolises will overcome the pandemic economic shock. Why do some cities thrive while others devolve into chaos? How we can develop the resiliency of thriving cities.Topics covered include:How New York and other cities have dealt with the pandemic economic shockWhy the city of Port au Prince in Haiti is strugglingWhy do cities fail less frequently than companiesHow we can replicate the rhythms and cycles of citiesHow most cities can evolve in response to the pandemic and we can tooThanks to Felix Gray and Alto CryptoIRA for sponsoring the episode.For more information on this episode click here.Show NotesLocal Area Unemployment Statistics - New York City— U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsScale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies by Geoffrey B. WestThe Office Sector in New York City by Brian McElwain, Anita Yadavalli, and Amar Mehta—Office of the New York ComptrollerDesperate Haitians suffocate under growing power of gangs by Dánica Coto and Alberto Arce—The Associated PressCalifornia’s approach to gendered toys says a lot about the state’s political direction—The EconomistHB 389: Poor policy, poorly written, bad for rural Idaho by Geoffrey Wardle—Idaho Business ReviewHuman History Gets a Rewriteby By William Deresiewicz—The AtlanticThe Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David WengrowFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanRelated Episodes171: The Extraordinary Impact of CitiesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.