Globalizing and localizing forces at work in the world today are generating a need for a new solution to meet the demands of both. The traditional sovereignty of the nation-state is being corroded by increasing interdependence with other countries and by internal factions struggling for independence. Government power is undermined by the apolitical objectives of transnational corporations, causing world leaders to scramble in an effort to dictate some limits on market absolutism. International confederations of …
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…playing field. Federalism is a system of government that can help us to achieve these global objectives while giving people control over local issues and a sense of belonging. We do not need to be separate from or hate our neighbors to reach our own goals. We can live together despite our differences. Federalism is just one of our options for obtaining a better future and resolving some of the problems this world is facing.