Does it really need a domestic application to be interesting? It might not fit a Western political agenda, but I still enjoyed reading about it. In any case, t

Does it really need a domestic application to be interesting? It might not fit a Western political agenda, but I still enjoyed reading about it. In any case, the information pertained mostly to the interactions between individuals and municipal authorities. I don't know that those relationships are really so disparate here and abroad. The political structure may differ, but the dynamic is probably very similar to what you see in democracies with a low voter-participation rate: aggregate everyday behavior winds up being a better mode of communication between the group and the authority than election results or town-hall meetings.