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How the Crash Will Reshape America.

February 16th, 2009 · Comments Off

Richard Florida
Richard Florida in The Atlantic, How the Crash Will Reshape America:

“Every phase or epoch of capitalism has its own distinct geography, or what economic geographers call the “spatial fix” for the era. The physical character of the economy—the way land is used, the location of homes and businesses, the physical infrastructure that ties everything together—shapes consumption, production, and innovation. As the economy grows and evolves, so too must the landscape.

To a surprising degree, the causes of this crash are geographic in nature, and they point out a whole system of economic organization and growth that has reached its limit. Positioning the economy to grow strongly in the coming decades will require not just fiscal stimulus or industrial reform; it will require a new kind of geography as well, a new spatial fix for the next chapter of American economic history.”

Zie ook: The Great Reset: Urban theorist Richard Florida explains why recession is the mother of invention.

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