How each model solves the same problems
Instead of “democracy versus anarchism”, compare the concrete ways collective problems get solved.
| Question | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How are decisions made? | Top-down: the Politburo and ministries would decide; the network would supply data for central planning. | State legislature and governor set the dividend through the budget process. | Unknown | |
| How are conflicts resolved? | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| How are public goods funded? | Planned as state infrastructure for economic accounting, planning and electronic payments. | Returns of a publicly owned investment fund.Sovereign wealth fund dividend | Unknown | |
| How is AI used? | No AI; computers would collect, process and optimise economic data in real time. | No documented AI role. | Unknown | |
| What are the main risks? | Cost; bureaucratic turf wars; rigid plan targets; concentration of information in central organs.CLM-0338 | Political pressure to use fund earnings for the state budget instead of dividends. | Unknown |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.