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Old 01-29-2018, 09:40 PM   #32
Johnny1A.2
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Default Re: Exotic Governmental/Legal Systems

Localism, Up To Eleven: A large federal republic that believes that most decisions are best made locally, by officials elected locally. So far, so familiar, but this republic also recognizes that large 'private' or other organizations and groupings can overwhelm local jurisdictions with money, influence, threats, etc., and large commercial organizations tend to force power toward a center.

So...they make it illegal to do business across most local borders. Each city has its own industries, its own finance sector, its own service sector. Nobody is allowed to own property outside his own town or district of residence without special and hard-to-get permits from both his own home jurisdiction, the other jurisdiction, and the central authority. Even marriage and other 'personal' agreements across jurisdictional lines might be difficult....or they might require that one spouse must move entirely to the jurisdiction of the other spouse, leaving behind all property and links.

This creates staggering economic inefficiency, but encourages local control and full employment. All the central state does is supervise the very few cross-jurisdiction activities, maintain a military against outside forces, and arbitrate disputes between city-states (or whatever).
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