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A 5 page analysis of the book by Frank Bryan and John McClaughry which proposes to radically change governance in the state of Vermont. The authors would change the fundamental unit of state government to 'shires,' that is, small geographical regions with about 10,000 citizens each. The writer shows how this concept could have radical implications not only for Vermont, but for the country, and postulates that Bryan and McClaughry have pointed the way towards the correct path for government in the 21st century. No additional sources cited.
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this book, the immediate reaction it elicits is "Yes, this is right. This is the way the whole country should be preceding." What they propose is to change the fundamental
unit of state government to a small geographical region called a "shire" (Bryan; McClaughry 3). Each shire would be small enough to ensure that its members shared similar values and
perspectives which would naturally result in a sense of citizenship to that shire (3). Each shire in Vermont would probably have around 10,000 citizens. The purpose behind the creation of
the shires is to create a local government that is large enough and powerful enough to function with more autonomy then the current system being practiced in Vermont. The system
they propose is ideally suited to conditions in Vermont with its 246 townships. The background history given by Bryan and McClaughry is instrumental in understanding how they arrived at their
conclusions. The History First, the authors relate how Ethan Allen and "all those hardscrabble Vermonters" (Bryan; McClaughry) established Vermont as a place where entrepreneurialism, a tolerance for eccentricity, and
a deep-seated commitment to human rights could peacefully coexist. Over this bedrock of civic humanism, Vermont experienced a unique set of historical circumstances which, according to Bryan and McClaughry,
allowed Vermont to leapfrog over the entire period of urban-industrialism experienced by the majority of the U.S. between 1840 and 1940 (26). This paper was sold by the Paper
Store Inc. For over a century, Vermont experienced a massive period of out-migration of its citizenry (27-28). Vermont essentially stood aside while the rest of the United States rushed by
in a headlong plunge into the industrial revolution. During this period, Vermont managed to preserve both its liberalism and its democratic institutions, such as the town meeting (28). After
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