Post-pandemic, cities may have to change how they work and go local with prudential enthusiasm Cities are and have always been the economic and social engines of the national economy.
They are incredibly efficient hubs of economic activity, offering unique mechanisms for supercharging innovation. They maximize specialization by relying on their large populations to both produce and consume the multitude of special services they offer.
By design, they are dependent on highly specialized individual production, super-efficient supply chains, and a high degree of mutual interdependence to achieve the economic prosperity that they generate.