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The Post-Interventionist City

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  • John W. Sommer

    (University of Texas at Dallas)

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The contemporary American city serves as evidence of government failure and as a focal point for crisismongering. In this paper I argue why it is important for Americans to reject the city as crisis syn- drome and to move to a view of the city as an increasingly malleable landscape formed by the dynamics of market processes and doffed with opportunity. Such a city is most responsive to human aspirations when government is least intrusive. At no point do I argue that the market provides an immediate remedy to all human conditions I wish to see improved. No do I argue for the dissolution of govern- ment, though I do favor drastically diminished government interven- tion in the cities, both to improve the potential for economic perfor- mance and to secure greater personal liberty. A freely operating market cannot guarantee relief from all that ails humankind, nor can governments through the employment of coercive powers. In con- trast to government, however, the market will enlarge opportunities for voluntary exchange, stimulate private initiative, and promote the growth ofconsumer-oriented production. Moreover,individuals who are less burdened by government may be more responsive to ethi- cally based appeals for voluntary contribution to the redress of con- ditions each finds offensive...

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  • John W. Sommer, 1982. "The Post-Interventionist City," Cato Journal, Cato Journal, Cato Institute, vol. 2(2), pages 501-541, Fall.
  • Handle: RePEc:cto:journl:v:2:y:1982:i:2:p:501-541
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    Keywords

    government; free markets; urban planning;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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