# CITIES: AVOIDING 'NEO-FEUDALISM'

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Podcast: [THE GRIMSHAW PODCAST](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-grimshaw-podcast-4199160)
Published: 2025-06-02T21:43:53+00:00
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## Resource

Joel Kotkin, a fellow in urban studies at Chapman University in California, is the author of the best-selling book The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class . He is widely recognised as a leading international commentator on the future of cities and suburbs. In this episode, Joel joins Tim Williams for a passionate and insightful conversation about key urban trends. They explore Joel’s concern that declining home ownership and growing inequality are leading to a concentration of wealth and power reminiscent of pre-modern Europe. An important and thought-provoking discussion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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