Private Financing of Public Infrastructure: Beyond Ambivalence with Aaron Renn of Urbanophile #15

The Private Side of Public Work | Exploring How to Make Cities Happier, Government More Innovative, & Science More Accessible by Ingrid Heilke

Oct 19, 201741:14Government & Organizations

Aaron Renn discusses ways that public commons are constrained through private investment. Private infusions of capital can completely derail innovation within city planning. If this sounds counterintuitive or antithetica...

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