Full Idea
Anarchists advocate forms of governance such as communes and associations that are as local and close to the direct control of the people as possible.
Gist of Idea
Anarchists prefer local and communal government
Source
Johanna Oksala (Political Philosophy: all that matters [2013], Ch.8)
Book Reference
Oksala,Johanna: 'Political Philosophy' [Hodder and Stoughton 2013], p.105
A Reaction
Which might explain why recent conservative governments have steadily eliminated local government in Britain.