Restrictions on and regulation of land use are known as “zoning” in the United States and “planning” in the United Kingdom as well as in many other parts of the world. The legitimate purpose of these controls is to prohibit uses of land that are… Read More »The Economics of Land Use Controls
Human Capital, Inequality and Growth Made possible through RSF support, the University of Scranton’s 34th Annual Henry George Lecture took place on Friday, October 18, 2019 at 7:30pm in the McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center. The lecture was given by Professor Kevin M. Murphy, George J.… Read More »University of Scranton – Fall Henry George Lecture
Created with support from RSF, this exhibit highlights Henry George, the social theorist and economist, who observed this paradox 140 years ago. “This association of poverty with progress is the great enigma of our times.” ~Henry George, Progress and Poverty Who owns the earth? Why… Read More »Who Owns the Earth? A San Francisco Library Exhibition
The TV game show Jeopardy on September 5, 2019 posed this fact for its contestants’ response: THE ORIGINS OF THIS POPULAR HASBRO BOARD GAME GO BACK TO THE 1904 THE LANDLORD’S GAME. Of course, the correct answer was: “What is Monopoly?” But what was the… Read More »THE LANDLORD’S GAME (LLG): Precursor to Monopoly
Photo by Alexa Gaul on Unsplash The 100 largest private landowners in the U.S. own 40 million acres—an area the size of Florida. By Dave Merrill, Devon Pendleton, Sophie Alexander, Jeremy C.F. Lin and Andre TartarSeptember 6, 2019 Jeff Bezos spent summers on his grandparents’… Read More »Here’s Who Owns the Most Land in America
Photo by Lerone Pieters on Unsplash In many large American cities that regulate the number of taxi cabs allowed to operate commercially on their streets, taxi cab permits take the form of a medallion bolted to the hood of the taxi. New York City instituted its taxi medallion… Read More »New York City Taxi Medallions
The U.S. has added 10,000 of these budget retail outlets since 2001. But some towns and cities are trying to push back. CityLab | Tanvi Misra It has become an increasingly common story: A dollar store opens up in an economically depressed area with scarce… Read More »The Dollar Store Backlash Has Begun
As the chain opens stores at the rate of three a day across the U.S., often in the heart of ‘food deserts’, some see Dollar General as an admission that a town is failing. The Guardian | Chris McGreal When Dollar General came to Haven,… Read More »How Dollar General Took Over Rural America
HOW TO USE MARKETS TO ENCOURAGE USE OF EXISTING LOCALES AND INFRASTRUCTURE On October 7th, 2019, Josie Faass (RSF ED), Josh Vincent (Center for the Study of Economics ED), and Marty Rowland participated in an expert panel presentation, moderated by Alan Feinberg, titled, “Negotiating Change:… Read More »LAND AS LEVERAGE
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