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Reply to Leonard and Joseph: Tom Dye American Federalism
Leonard
Is the race to the bottom risk a legitimate concern in Tom Dyes model? The race to the bottom risk is the proposition that companies will attempt to move their operations to jurisdictions with lower environmental and social standards in order to reduce costs. This race to the bottom can lead to a downward spiral in environmental and social standards, as companies vie for a competitive advantage.
But In Tom Dyes American Federalism model, the race to the bottom risk is mitigated by the presence of strong environmental and social regulations at the federal level (Gerlak et al., 2020; Hong et al., 2019). These federal regulations provide a floor below which companies cannot go in their efforts to reduce costs. As a result, the race to the bottom risk is not as great a concern in Tom Dyes American Federalism model as it is in other models of federalism.
That said, I do think that federal regulation is not the ideal to be depended on, because the nation was really founded on the idea that the states should be calling most of the shots in their respective boundaries. So people might push back against federal regulationand then perhaps there would be a real race to the bottom. But in my opinion, we need to weigh the pros and cons: no system or model is going to be perfect. So what are we really trying to achieve. If it is independence and a free market type of competition, then I would say Dyes...…Therefore, it is essential to strike a balance between competition and cooperation in order to create an effective government (Kim, 2021; Skarica, 2019).
Any government, whether it be a monarchy, oligarchy, or democracy, must find a way to balance the competing interests of its citizens in order to function properly. Too much competition will lead to chaos and disorder, while too much cooperation will allow small groups to wield too much power. The key is to find a way for different factions to work together towards common goals while still allowing for a healthy degree of competition. But one last important considerationas Scripture states: If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing (1 Corinthinans 13:3).
References
Kim, J. H. (2021). Competition and Cooperation between the Japanese Government-General of Korea and Korean Society over the Issue of Vagrant Lepers. Seoul Journal of Japanese Studies, 7.
Škarica, M. (2019, May). Relations Between Local and County Government in Croatia:Cooperation and Competition in Europeanization Context. In 27th Annual NISPAcee conference in Prague, Czech Republic (pp. 24-26).
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