These are timeless questions; but, in an era of increased and instantaneous communication, centralized, big-government bureaucracies are creaking or worse. People want more effective and more affordable government that responds to their concerns, and are demanding that decisions be decentralized.
这些都是亘古不变的话题，但在这个即时通讯激增的年代，中央集权的大政府官僚机构哪怕最幸运的也都在摇摇欲坠。人们希望政府更有效、更经济地响应他们的关注，因此要求下放决策权利。