Founder and Board Member
Dr. Mark Lutter is the Founder and a board member of the Charter Cities Institute. He is also a Strategic Advisor to the Victoria Harbour Group, a firm that is building a new city for the Hong Kong people. He is on the Board of Directors of Explorer Academy, a Zambian education platform. He has a PhD in economics from George Mason University where his research focused on charter cities. Prior to launching the Institute, he was Lead Economist for NeWAY Capital, an asset management firm which made early stage investments in charter cities. He has been published in several newspapers and magazines including the Chicago Tribune, City Journal, CityAM, and Cato Unbound.
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There has never been an immortal society. No matter how technologically advanced our own society is, it is unlikely to be an exception.
Today’s guest is Feyi Fawehinmi, author of Formation: The Making of Nigeria from Jihad to Amalgamation
We discuss Joachim’s work with the Sustainable Development Zone Alliance and how they are utilizing Sustainable Development Zones (SDZs) and Brownfield sites to improve the lives of migrants and increase the transitions from the informal sector to the formal sector.
Charter cities need to retain their focus on being transformative, which includes combining governance reform with agglomeration.
A conversation is about the influence of politics and culture on the cost of building rail-based infrastructure projects across the globe.
Like any early-stage startup, charter cities are currently a momentum play, and the state of charter cities is strong.
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