Importance of Neighborhoods in Building Community and Resilience

In this podcast episode, Seth Kaplan, the author of 'Fixing Fragile States', emphasizes the significance of neighborhoods and local institutions in nurturing relationships and fostering community resilience. He highlights that politics and the economy are downstream from society, and the key to understanding and addressing societal problems lies in focusing on the social fabric of neighborhoods. Kaplan discusses the decline of local institutions and the need to build a society of flourishing neighborhoods. He suggests scaling sideways by thinking horizontally within and between neighborhoods, and urges governments to restructure themselves to prioritize place-based outcomes.