What Have We Learned From Detroit?

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The idea that if you want your kin to go to a good school, it means that you have to live in the neighborhood of a good school. Oru: "It's like saying, ye, if you want to have a really good car,. You have to live ner where it's made" A lot of cities are doing great to day, which didn't wornk doing well before., he says. What is they doing right? Ah, what have we learned? Well, i think most of the reason that they're doing great has to do with economic change.

Edward Glaeser of Harvard University and author of The Triumph of Cities talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about American cities. The conversation begins with a discussion of the history of Detroit over the last century and its current plight. What might be done to improve Detroit's situation? Why are other cities experiencing similar challenges to those facing Detroit? Why are some cities thriving and growing? What policies might help ailing cities and what policies have helped those cities that succeed? The conversation concludes with a discussion of why cities have such potential for growth.