1. AnnouncementMichael Lewyn, a UPenn legal scholar and MU contributor, just wrote a book about our concept:  "Government Intervention and Suburban Sprawl: The Case for Market Urbanism." More info at Amazon.2. This week at Market Urbanism: Only In California: Twisting an Anti-Exclusionary … [Read more...]

 1. Announcement Market Urbanism and the Foundation for Economics Education are partnering on a special 6-session track focused on Market Urbanism at this Summer's conference in Atlanta. Mark your calendars for June 15-18 (we are also going to try to plan some gatherings separate from the … [Read more...]

 1. This week at Market Urbanism: If Landlords Can Profit, Homes Must Be Great Investments, Right? by Emily HamiltonA childless couple might purchase a four-bedroom home in a good school district for the future, meaning that they end up over-consuming housing for their yet unborn … [Read more...]

 1. This week at Market Urbanism: The Rural Libertarian As A Historical Anomaly by Sandy IkedaI believe the positive correlation between political conservatism and libertarianism and rural or “agricultural” living is an historical anomaly; that historically the countryside has been a … [Read more...]

1. This week at Market Urbanism: Are “Charter Cities” a Solution? by Sandy IkedaWhat makes a charter city attractive is the prospect of rapidly instituting rules consistent with economic development in an area that might otherwise take decades to do so, offering almost overnight the chance of a … [Read more...]

1. This week at Market Urbansim:  Is There a “Libertarian Architecture”? by Sandy IkedaBy “libertarian architecture” I don’t mean a particular style. In the absence of government intervention, however, I do think certain kinds of projects would be unlikely to emerge, and so it may be possible … [Read more...]

 1. This week at Market Urbansim: Same Old Story: How Planners Continue to Drive Gentrification by Nolan GrayPlanners, like all professions, have their own useful mythologies. A popular one goes something like this: “Many years ago, us planners did naughty things. We pushed around the … [Read more...]

 1. This week at Market Urbansim: China’s “Planned Capitalism” Kills Wealth by Sandy IkedaChina’s central planners haven’t even begun to appreciate, let alone practice, the lessons of the great urbanist Jane Jacobs, who viewed cities and the socioeconomic processes that go on in them … [Read more...]