Sam Bowman - Why Can't We Have Nice Things?
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 241
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Episode description
Matt speaks with Sam Bowman about the global housing crisis and why, in English-speaking countries in particular, a growing consensus across the political divide is pointing to problems with central planning, NIMBYism and a supply limit as the causes.
Episode Notes:
- Sam Bowman’s on substack: https://substack.com/@sambowman
- Sam on "Vetocracy": https://www.sambowman.co/p/democracy-is-the-solution-to-vetocracy
- Sam’s “Housing Theory of Everything” article: https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-housing-theory-of-everything/
- Works in Progress website: https://worksinprogress.co/
- Michael Giberson on Manser Olson's theory of concentrated costs and dispersed benefits: https://knowledgeproblem.com/2010/10/17/concentrated-benefits-and-dispersed-costs/
- Comparison of UK vs. US GDP per capita: https://countryeconomy.com/countries/compare/usa/uk
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