Chelsea Follett: Cities as Centers of Progress

From the dawn of agriculture in Jericho to the artistic achievements of the Italian Renaissance in Florence, what lessons can we learn from great cities throughout history? What factors give rise to periods of innovation and creativity? In this episode of Political Economy, Chelsea Follett previews her new book, Centers of Progress: 40 Cities That Changed the World. Chelsea is a policy analyst at the Cato Institute and managing editor of HumanProgress.org.