Although democracy is unlikely to move up to the international level, it’s important for us to keep in mind that every democratic country needs smaller units. In a modern country, these are of staggering variety. Even the smaller democratic countries require municipal governments. Larger countries may have others: districts, counties, states, provinces, regions, and other. No matter how small a country may be on a world scale, it will require a rich array of independent associations and organizations- that is, a pluralistic civil society.