{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6107c17b53204f00192347fa/683e1b19708e9fc9b46815bd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"CITIES: AVOIDING 'NEO-FEUDALISM'","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6107c17b53204f00192347fa/1748900468150-e9992136-a971-4c03-a906-d728f9f74cdd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Joel Kotkin, a fellow in urban studies at Chapman University in California, is the author of the best-selling book <em>The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class</em>. He is widely recognised as a leading international commentator on the future of cities and suburbs.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Joel joins Tim Williams for a passionate and insightful conversation about key urban trends. They explore Joel’s concern that declining home ownership and growing inequality are leading to a concentration of wealth and power reminiscent of pre-modern Europe. An important and thought-provoking discussion.</p>","author_name":"GRIMSHAW"}