Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2023-11-23

Books mentioned on 566. Why Is It So Hard (and Expensive) to Build Anything in America?

1 book · With Vaughan Buckley, Carrie Sturts Dossick, Ed Glaeser, Michael Hough, Ivan Rupnik, Chad Syverson · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Most industries have become more productive over time. But not construction!

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The Rise and Decline of Nations

   Mancur Olson · at 14:24 · mentioned 2 times

   The Rise and Decline of Nations by Mancur Olson is a famous public interest economics book that explores how institutional bargaining structures and rigidities develop in stable societies over time.

   Discussed

   “that's related to the things maner Olson wrote about 40 years ago in the rise and decline of nations in which in a stable Society insiders basically figure out how to rig the game for themselves”

   Ed Glaeser 566. Why Is It So Hard (and Expensive) to Build Anything in America? 2023-11-23 Listen at 14:24

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