A recent debate on the left pits “abundance” vs “anti-monopoly”
Is the problem that we've made it too hard to build? Or that extractive corporations dominate the economy?
My new paper argues: both reflect a deeper shift.
We've entered an economy oriented toward scarcity—the Anti-Growth Machine.
Logan and Molotch's “urban growth machine” remains foundational in urban theory, describing how coalitions of landowners, developers, and politicians promote urban growth to raise land values. This p...
