国家级的政治家们似乎总是制造僵局比解决世界性的难题要多。那么，应该由谁来挑起重任解决问题？答案是市长们。政治理论家本杰明·巴伯建议，“让市长们多一点处理全球性事务的权利。” 巴伯同时说明这些“哥们儿”们是如何解决他们自己管辖范围的要事，并可能将其方法推广到世界性的范围。



为何市长应该统治世界

Cities now house more than half the world's people, and their leaders are quietly solving urgent cross-border problems that nation-states struggle to address. From climate change to public health, mayors cooperate pragmatically where federal governments stall. Historic public spaces like Tahrir Square and Tiananmen Square remind us that democracy thrives locally. The path to effective global governance could run through networks of cities working together, not through outdated national borders.

Mayors, Not Nations, Are Leading the Global Future

*How* will mayors rule the world?