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44. Edward Glaeser Explains Why Some Cities Thrive While Others Fade Away

People I (Mostly) Admire

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Is China Better Than Brazil?

Brazil has let people flock to the main cities and build cardboard housing around it. China has prohibited that. And there are real problems of having vast areas where property rights are so poorly defined. i see a lot to like in the favellas of rio, but i'm not sure it's better than the way we built up chicago, york in 19 ten.

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