well yes, the whole first part of the article before he gives opinion on how to fix it is what he believes (I think rightly so) the root cause is - institutions

well yes, the whole first part of the article before he gives opinion on how to fix it is what he believes (I think rightly so) the root cause is - institutions of power giving more say to those who wish to slow or halt change because they are afraid of what will happen if something they don't like comes to fruition. NIMBYers are probably a good example of this many people here would be familiar with his suggests reforming institutions to be more responsive to what people want, not minorities who have a vested interest in the status quo