Post-Trump Reflections: Fixing Blue Cities
2024/11/13
"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg
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Noah Smith
Noah Smith认为，美国一些蓝州城市在20世纪70年代和80年代经历了严重的犯罪和衰败，导致人们搬到郊区。然而，从20世纪80年代中期开始，知识产业的兴起和生活方式的改变吸引人们重新回到城市，这些城市在21世纪初经历了经济繁荣和人口增长。然而，城市也犯下了一些关键性错误，包括财政支出过度、过度监管和对犯罪和社会混乱过于宽容。这些错误导致城市面临财政问题、住房短缺和生活质量下降。解决这些问题需要强有力的领导，控制财政支出，放松管制以增加住房供应，以及严厉打击犯罪。他还认为，民主党更有可能提高城市服务能力，但两党合作才能更有效地解决问题。
Erik Torenberg主要就Noah Smith提出的观点进行补充和提问，例如询问导致犯罪率下降的原因，以及私营部门在解决犯罪问题上的作用。
Deep Dive
The episode discusses the rise and fall of blue cities like New York and San Francisco, exploring how they transformed from crime-ridden areas in the 70s to vibrant urban centers in the 2000s, and then declined due to fiscal mismanagement and overregulation.
- Blue cities experienced a revival starting in the mid-80s, becoming great places to live by the 2010s.
- Factors contributing to the rise included a shift to knowledge industries, the creative class, and the internet facilitating urban life.
- The decline was driven by fiscal overspending, overregulation, and a permissive approach to crime and public disorder.
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