Book Review: In 'Scarcity', Fredrik Albritton Jonsson and Carl Wennerlind set out a comparison of ideas about the use of natural resources and economic organisation, but the treatment of material is at times superficial and opportunities to engage with important contemporary debates are missed.

A selection of some recent book reviews on the topic of trade and trade policy. (links below)

Urbanists often look to places like zoning-free Houston, the private places of St Louis, and privately-developed exurban communities like Irvine. There we see rules about land use emerge between residents and via developers. I wrote about another example. theceme.substack.com/p/private-pl... 🧵

The non-executive director is essential to the proper functioning of corporate governance. What are the reasonable expectations that society places on those that undertake this task and what are the appropriate legal responsibilities? 🧵