Health care and social assistance, an industry that is traditionally driven by public sector spending, now one hundredto adout of detroit's total 568 thousand employees. I think it was always inevitable that america would rebuild itself around the automobile. We probably should be doing more to make sure that people pay for the social cost of their actions.
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.