Understanding Economic Development and its Components

How do you bring back a city devastated by Hurricane Katrina? What are the mechanisms that drive local economies? Michael Hecht is the CEO of GNO, a non-profit that drives economic development in the greater New Orleans area, and he joins Andrew to talk about creating a business-friendly environment, Business Physics 101, and what we can learn from New Orleans.

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