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The city vs state relationship is examined, noting that modern megacities are powerful enough to be viewed as opponents & competitors by state governments & bureaucracies. A historical excursion is made, discussing the causes responsible for the success of the Hanseatic League, a mercantile league of medieval German towns that effectively functioned as a business network from the 12th to 16th centuries. The importance of some German cities is still being recognized today on the federal level, as Hamburg & Bremen enjoy the status of autonomous German states. Big cities' governing model can be characterized as "metropolitan governance," & these large urban centers are laboratories for developing & testing policies & solutions applicable later for the whole nation. Three distinctive features of a metropolis are briefly discussed: (1) a specific cultural space , (2) a socially diverse community, & (3) a competitive commune on the international arena. It is concluded that instead of fearing the autonomy of global cities & opposing their independent metropolitan governance, state governments should live in symbiosis with their big cities & learn from their experience. Z. Dubiel

6 vorwiegend psychoanalytisch orientierte und arbeitende Autoren und Autorinnen versuchen, einen anderen Zugang zum Geschwisterthema als den der Rivalität zu finden. Als roter Faden durchzieht alle Beiträge der Aspekt der "Verbündung" und des "Zusammenschlusses" unter den Geschwistern und dessen Bedeutung. - Spezialuntersuchung neben den grundlegenden Arbeiten von H. Kasten (BA 7/95), F. Klagsbrun (BA 4/94) und H. Petri (BA 2/95) sowie St. P. Bank ("Geschwister-Bindung": ID 23/90). (3)