Dr. Stephen Walters, professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland, explains how removing barriers to capital formation can boost urban cores across the United States. Walters offered these comments during a Sept. 14, 2015, speech for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of JLF events, click here.
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