This is not at the expense of the large nation state, it just limits the power of the nation, preferring to push down the responsibilities to the lowest level p

This is not at the expense of the large nation state, it just limits the power of the nation, preferring to push down the responsibilities to the lowest level possible, rather than aggregating up the moment that any benefits can be found from that aggregation. We live in a world where (to quote GKC [1]): > Lancashire merchants whenever they like > Can water the beer of a man in Klondike > Or poison the meat of a man in Bombay; > And that is the meaning of Empire Day. The advantage of centralization is that we can stop the poisoning all at once (because there is only one place doing the poisoning). However, when the meat is poisoned many more people suffer food poisoning than would if the food packaging were distributed. [1]: http://www.gkc.org.uk/gkc/books/Songs_of_Education125.html