Edward Glaeser, an expert on urban economics and co-author of the new book Survival of the City, says cities have faced far worse than Covid. Steve talks with the Harvard professor about why the slums of Mumbai function so well, high-quality housing in China sits empty, and declining cities hang on for so long.
This episode was originally published September 10, 2021.
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