Here's an interesting article that shows how different individuals and ideologies work with the same raw materials to profoundly different results.
Starring Nebraska (yay!) and Kansas (boo!)
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-07-01/two-midwest-cities-two-local-billionaires-koch-buffett-which-one-can-boost-prosperity?fbclid=IwAR3de_rBsaSQN66wr3yxc7UbL2u5je0G3X_O9HIebwtSSxvt6qVXCb42lms