In the past city states where everywhere Athens, Thebes, Sparta, Uruk. However now city states are rare. I would argue Singapore is the only true city state with cities like Hong Kong and Macau being very city state like. City states have some advantages like a more localized government and some disadvantage like less access to natural resources. Do you think city states are a good idea? Do you think there are some city's that would be advantaged if they where city states?
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They, however, are quite susceptible for pressure from gigantic foreign governments, that can often buy up a significant fraction of private assets and make the market dependant on them. Singapore avoided this fate by harsh anti-corruption standards in the government in combination with a unique international corporate makeup, with investors from countless foreign countries competing for influence. Hong Kong and Macau were not so lucky and have fairly little independence at this point.
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