Alex Marshall, Author

 We’re proud to share the news that PS 39 dad Alex Marshall just gave birth – to a book! The Surprising Design of Market Economies, University of Texas Press, details how governments build economies, using laws, roads, education, policing, and other tools they develop (particularly how human nature works into the design of markets).

 

 

Alex argues that there really is no such thing as a free-market economy; as a result, he urges a national conversation about what kind of markets we want. An independent journalist and an engaging professional speaker, Alex was inspired for this ambitious book as he reported on local zoning issues, particularly transportation. His previous books sound fascinating too: How Cities Work and Beneath The Metropolis: The Secret Lives of Cities. In May of this year, he traveled to Seoul, South Korea to speak about transportation, money and fashion at the Korea Transport Institute. We wish we could have been there, but you can easily buy his book on amazon.com, or go to his website: alexmarshall.org.
Congrats, Alex!



~Ron Sklar, PS 39 Reporter at Large