Should mayors rule the world?

From the Chronicle of Higher Education’s review of Benjamin R. Barber’s book “If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities”: “If nation-states are hemmed in by gridlock and financial shortfalls, cities are dynamic and experimental. Not constrained by borders, mayors can talk directly to one another. Capable, like New York City’s Michael Bloomberg or London’s Boris Johnson, of ignoring political parties, they care only about what works. ‘Cities around the world are finding ways to do what nation-states can’t,’ writes Barber.”