<p>Yes, there are lots of examples of countries piloting new economic measures before they are rolled out nationwide.  A couple of recent examples are of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/03/finland-trials-basic-income-for-unemployed" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Finland piloting universal basic income</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-implementation-findings-from-local-authority-pilots" rel="nofollow noreferrer">UK piloting universal credit</a> in 12 local authorities, which was then <a href="https://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/Universal-Credit-Pilot" rel="nofollow noreferrer">extended nationwide in a number of stages</a>.</p>

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<p>Countries all the time takes measures at national level, and several times they create disasters. For example, they believe adding or removing a new tax will be positive for the overall economy, and it turns out to be bad and it causes a big problem. Are there examples of countries taking measures at city level, to see if that measure could succeed or fail nation wide? For example, trying how a tax affects economy in a small town first, if it impacts positively, trying it in a city, if it fails, restore the town's economy to its original state (since it is a small town a country with all its resources can fix economical mistakes in a town) and if it goes well scalate the measure, after the town, trying in a city, later in a county or deparment, later in a province or state, to finally reach nation wide. Do countries ever do things like that, is there any example of a country doing such thing?</p>

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Have countries ever tested economical measures at city level?
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# Have countries ever tested economical measures at city level?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-04)

Countries all the time takes measures at national level, and several times they create disasters. For example, they believe adding or removing a new tax will be positive for the overall economy, and it turns out to be bad and it causes a big problem. Are there examples of countries taking measures at city level, to see if that measure could succeed or fail nation wide? For example, trying how a tax affects economy in a small town first, if it impacts positively, trying it in a city, if it fails, restore the town's economy to its original state (since it is a small town a country with all its resources can fix economical mistakes in a town) and if it goes well scalate the measure, after the town, trying in a city, later in a county or deparment, later in a province or state, to finally reach nation wide. Do countries ever do things like that, is there any example of a country doing such thing?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-05-04. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Yes, there are lots of examples of countries piloting new economic measures before they are rolled out nationwide. A couple of recent examples are of [Finland piloting universal basic income](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/03/finland-trials-basic-income-for-unemployed) and the [UK piloting universal credit](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-implementation-findings-from-local-authority-pilots) in 12 local authorities, which was then [extended nationwide in a number of stages](https://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/Universal-Credit-Pilot).


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