Economic Development: Do People or Places Come First?

Cities tend to favor building stadiums and convention centers over investing in education or human services. It’s an understandable but troublesome trend.

A city’s territory is much more tightly bound to it than its citizens are. People can move. They can choose to affiliate themselves with another town. But cities cannot exchange one geography for another.

by Aaron M. Renn

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