If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities

Oct 29, 2014

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In the face of the most perilous challenges of our time, from terrorism to climate change, nation-states seem paralyzed. Can cities and the mayors who run them do a better job? The answer is yes, says Benjamin Barber, and in fact they are already doing it.

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