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True, and I hope they do. City states are my best hope for the future (politically). They've worked before, and I think conditions might be right for them to
by mattchew 16y ago
True, and I hope they do. City states are my best hope for the future (politically). They've worked before, and I think conditions might be right for them to start working again.
My intuition is that it might be more politically possible for (say) India and Brazil to outmaneuver interest groups if they work outside the native country, even if they have otherwise reasonable locations inside their borders.
- stcredzero 16y agoI suspect that New York City operates much like a city-state right now.
- mattchew 16y agoI never thought of that. I can see what you mean. I'll have to think about this some more. I'm not sure I'll like it.
- stcredzero 16y agoI can see what you mean. I've been thinking along these lines when a college friend of mine warned that the NYC legal system didn't necessarily respect habeas corpus