The Recovery: Government as Platform
summary
Claims that Recovery Act investments build reusable platforms: roughly $100 billion mobilizes private capital at about $3 for every $1 of government, e.g., $4B smart grid draws $5B, $2.9B research is doubled, $46B clean energy yields >$3 per $1. A concrete build is a community green and healthy homes network that braids government, philanthropic and private dollars, runs a two‑month assessment, fixes a house in six labor days for <$17,000, cuts asthma ER visits from 100% to nearly zero and trains hundreds; HUD runs 14 pilots.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:03Investment in One
- 3:18PublicPrivate Partnerships
- 3:45Problems
- 4:03Networked Platform
- 5:24How did this work
- 6:53HUD
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