Local Control, Human Rights and Globalization -- The Moral and Legal Case : Human Rights, Community Rights and Legal Pluralism -- Territory and Social Values in Global History -- Local Environmental Autonomy vs. 'Monumentalism' -- Towards Agrarian Autonomy -- Weak States, Strong Localities : Do Localities Benefit from State Fragility? -- The Decentralization Fix? -- Home Rule in the U.S. : The Local Dynamics of Fracking -- Large Cities as Power Brokers -- Towards Micro-local Policy Influence : Participatory Budgeting -- Conclusion: Local Control as Social Value.
Summary:
"This interdisciplinary study argues that local control represents a universal social value that ought to be codified in international law as a human right"-- Provided by publisher.
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