Executive summary: Charter cities are semi-autonomous urban areas designed from scratch with new rules and institutions modeled on successful developed countries. They aim to boost economic growth and could inspire wider reforms.
Key points:
Economic growth has lifted billions out of poverty, but developing countries often struggle with poor institutions.
Charter cities are designed and governed independently within a country to have business-friendly rules.
They face political obstacles, but could drive growth and inspire national reforms.
Benefits include governance competition, policy experimentation, and spreading best practices.
If charter cities succeed, the model could spread like democracy did centuries ago.
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Executive summary: Charter cities are semi-autonomous urban areas designed from scratch with new rules and institutions modeled on successful developed countries. They aim to boost economic growth and could inspire wider reforms.
Key points:
Economic growth has lifted billions out of poverty, but developing countries often struggle with poor institutions.
Charter cities are designed and governed independently within a country to have business-friendly rules.
They face political obstacles, but could drive growth and inspire national reforms.
Benefits include governance competition, policy experimentation, and spreading best practices.
If charter cities succeed, the model could spread like democracy did centuries ago.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.