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The Greatest Misallocation of Resources in the History of the World
How do you solve a problem like the suburbs? For one man in Arizona, it means creating an agricultural utopia, replete with picket fences and a community garden. He was inspired by one of our era's most scathing critics...
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Published Nov 7, 2016, 28:44 long, audio available.
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How do you solve a problem like the suburbs? For one man in Arizona, it means creating an agricultural utopia, replete with picket fences and a community garden. He was inspired by one of our era's most scathing critics of suburban sprawl: James Howard Kunstler. We'll hear from both about what happens when you try to remedy what Kunstler calls “the greatest misallocation of resources in the history of the world.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Published Nov 7, 2016 and 28:44 long