If you believe in local and direct governance, there is an organization called The Institute for Local Self-Reliance, that I think you might find of interest.
As to self-rule, that is a skill. This sick society is externally motivated by money and perception as wealth and status. To do away with the sick society as you put it, you must raise a generation (maybe two) of people who are internally motivated to do the right thing.
My reply is to further reinforce the point that no matter which style of government you choose, government is bad when the people act badly. To me it's really that simple.
I appreciate your reply, and your tip. But I wonder, can good people save a bad system? If a system is corrupt, the worst people tend to rise to the top. And part of the reason the system is corrupt is that it allows abuse of political and economic power. And by allow I mean legally. How can good people change that?