TEDTalks : Paul Romer - The Radical Idea of Charter Cities / TED Conferences LLC.

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Summary:

Throughout human history, big improvements in systems of rules took place when new governments entered the scene. In today's world this process has been largely shut down. To bring it back to life, Stanford economist Paul Romer proposes that we create new cities where people can go to escape from bad rules and opt in to new and better ones. With better rules, people can be safe, self-interest can protect the environment, and investment can bring families all the resources that the modern world has to offer. Romer elaborates on his bold idea for "charter cities" in this TEDTalk.

Record details

Physical Description: 1streaming video file (19 min.) : sound, color.
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : TED Conferences LLC, [2009]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Films Media Group, 2012.
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

General Note:	Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on July 10, 2012. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Bad Rules Can Prevent Win-Win Situations (2:03) -- How Can We Change Rules? (2:48) -- Rules Relate to GDP Per Capita (3:23) -- Building Charter Cities (2:31) -- Bringing Back Colonialism? (2:05) -- Building Cities Can Reduce the Human Footprint (2:17) -- Getting Started (1:52) -- Power of Ideas (1:06) -- Credits: TEDTalks: Paul Romer - The Radical Idea of Charter Cities (0:05)
Target Audience Note:	10 and up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.