Show page available at: https://ilsr.org/competition-party-blp-episode-40/. In this episode of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance's podcast, Community Broadband Networks initiative director Christopher Mitchell and ILSR co-director Stacy Mitchell interview Brendan Greeley, an economics writer, about the changes in how we think about the economy and the metrics that diagnose problems within it. Topics discussed include: the incorporation of other academic disciplines into the understanding of economics [6:30]; the academic understanding of our economy is changing but not its perception in the media or in the public conscience [11:05]; the "tyranny of measurements" and self-fulfilling prophesy in economics writing [16:45]; the retooling of our conception of monopoly that has contributed to our concentrated economy [17:40]; how "successful" businesses do their best to limit competition and how the economy can push against that [34:45]; and our guest's recommendations [40:00]. Listen to all of our Building Local Power podcast episodes at our homepage (https://ilsr.org/building-local-power). Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #BuildingLocalPower hashtag!