Paul Romer's radical idea: Charter cities

About this film

How can a struggling country break out of poverty if it's trapped in a system of bad rules? Economist Paul Romer unveils a bold idea: "charter cities," city-scale administrative zones governed by a coalition of nations. (Could Guantánamo Bay become the next Hong Kong?)

Directors & creators

TED.com

Subjects

TEDTalks, TED, Talks, business, culture, economics, global issues, politics, TEDGlobal 2009, 2009

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