Interestingly, these articles spoke of cycles of creative
destruction (bubbles). Its relevance is plainly seen to all who were aware
during the past five years. However, I join with Fainstein in decrying the lack
of an effective progressive strategy for generating growth in declining areas.
Additionally, I’m growing tired of binary ideological villainizations and
clearly non-neutral analysis. Harvey’s piece was thought provoking, but wholly
self-aggrandizing (he only cites himself—is he the only thought leader on the
subject in the last 40 years!). Yes, trickle down isn’t equitable, the
realities of rich/poor dichotomies are obscene, and wage/inflation/productivity
divergence is troubling—what is a pragmatic solution! The cycles of
accumulation and fixes are a fascinating explanation of the inherent tragedy of
capitalism, and the paradox of the spatial fix is fascinating. The blight
article reminded me again of the troubling assurance of our solutions—were we
any less sure of ourselves then as we are now? Moreover, by fully turning away
from that thinking, were we altogether wrong?
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