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Abundance by Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson: What If Scarcity Is a Choice?
Abundance begins with a provocative question: what if some of the shortages shaping modern life are not inevitable? Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson argue that problems involving housing, infrastructure, clean energy and scientific innovation are often intensified by institutions that have become better at preventing harmful action than enabling useful action.The book calls for a “politics of abundance” focused on increasing society’s capacity to build. Klein and Thompson examine zoning, permitting, environmental review, government capacity, research and technological development, arguing that…
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