Jane Jacobs a Libertarian?
Was Jane Jacobs a libertarian? Some libertarian groups say she was and that Jacobs staunch supporters on the left have ignored, what was supposedly her central message: planning ruins cities, and cannot succeed. Or are libertarians confusing her ideas, which fall closer into the realm of syndicalism or rationalist libertarian socialism (was she familiar with chomsky in the latter part of her life?). This would explain Jacob's distaste for big government control and abuse of cities, particularly her dislike of state and/or regional planning and economic development. These characteristics are strongly shown in her first three books: The Death and Life of Great American Cities, The Economy of Cities, and Cities and the Wealth of Nations.
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