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Dr. Mark Lutter is the Founder and Executive Director of the Charter Cities Institute. He is also the Founder and CEO of Braavos Cities, a charter city development company. 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 and quoted in several newspapers and magazines including the Financial Times, New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, City Journal, and CityAM.
Charter cities are not some theoretical, pie in the sky idea; there is real, tangible traction happening that can be accelerated with additional funding.
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.
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