Friday, October 29, 2010

Houston, We Have A Problem: Space City Regulations Prevent Entrepreneurs From Taking Off

From The Heritage Foundation:


Regulation & Deregulation

Houston, We Have a Problem: Space City Regulations Prevent Entrepreneurs From Taking Off

by Wesley Hottot

Institute for Justice

October 27, 2010

Houston has a proud history of fostering entrepreneurship. As the city has taken its place as one of America’s great cities, however, it has adopted some of the worst traditions of American municipal government—erecting barriers to entrepreneurship based on vague notions of “beautification” and protection of existing industries. With a new mayoral administration, Houston now has an opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to being an opportunity city.



URL: www.ij.org/images/pdf_folder/city_studies/ij-houston_citystudy.pdf

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