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Politics on a Human Scale - The American Tradition of Decentralism (Paperback)
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Politics on a Human Scale - The American Tradition of Decentralism (Paperback)
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Featuring a foreword by Congressman Glen Browder, Politics on a
Human Scale examines political decentralization in the United
States, from the founding of the republic to the present. Part of
the desirable equilibrium is a sense of proportionality. Some
sizes, some amounts, some levels are more appropriate than others.
Decentralism is the best political tool to ensure equilibrium, to
promote proportionality, and to obtain appropriate scale. Power
distribution should be as wide as possible. Government functions
should be as close to the people as practicable. In this way,
individual human beings are not swallowed by a monstrous Leviathan.
Persons are not at the mercy of an impersonal bureaucracy led by
the far-away few. Decentralism gives us politics on a human scale.
It gives us more democracy within the framework of a republic. The
longest chapters in the book deal with crucial turning points in
U.S. history-specifically, when decentralists lost the upper-hand
in the two major political parties. Decentralism in our nation runs
deep, both intellectually and historically. It also has
considerable popular support. Yet today it is a virtual political
orphan. In Washington, neither major political party is serious
about dispersing power to lower levels of government or to the
people themselves. Still, there are dissident politicians and
political movements that remain committed to the decentralist
principle. Power needs to be held in check, partly through
decentralization, because power holds a great and dangerous
attraction for humans. Recognition of this human tendency is the
first step in guarding against it and getting back on a better
path.
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