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> In terms of solutions, the only one I've ever seen proposed which I think could work would be to have governing bodies for rural areas (and this could apply more broadly to areas of society), where they are free to make laws as it pertains to the area of responsibility of the group, with a coordinating body overseeing the groups to design for efficiency and arbitrate where conflicts arise.

This is basically subsidiarity which says to make decisions at the lowest possible level.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiarity