Cherán, Mexico – How One Town Expelled The State
In 2011 the residents of a small municipality in Mexico rose up against politicians, the police and illegal loggers associated with the drug cartel La Familia Michoacana. Expelling the corruption and driving those responsible from the town,
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Show Notes
In 2011 the residents of a small municipality in Mexico rose up against politicians, the police and illegal loggers associated with the drug cartel La Familia Michoacana. Expelling the corruption and driving those responsible from the town, the crime rate in Cherán has dropped off a cliff.
What can we learn from their unique example? Do you really need the state?
Is centralised control really the best way of achieving any kind of good outcomes?
Or is decentralisation and self control the way forward?
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