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? | Seven sovereign provincial States; a States General with one vote per province and unanimity on war, peace and taxes; co-opting town councils; stadtholders and a Grand Pensionary. | Each listed body sets its own well-being objectives and steps; the Welsh Ministers publish national indicators and a future trends report after each election. | Unknown | |
| How are conflicts resolved? | Provincial and town courts; negotiation in the States General; stadtholder arbitration and, in crises, force or crowd violence. | The Commissioner may review a body and recommend; the body must take reasonable steps to follow or publish reasons (s 22). The Auditor General examines application of the principle. | Unknown | |
| How are public goods funded? | Defence and navy funded by provincial quotas (Holland over half), water boards for dykes and drainage, town poor relief, charitable foundations and schools. | Covers the Welsh Ministers, local authorities, health boards, national park authorities and other listed bodies; public services boards plan locally. | Unknown | |
| How is AI used? | None; an early-modern polity. | No documented AI role. | Unknown | |
| What are the main risks? | Paralysis from unanimity, regent oligarchy, recurring conflict between Holland and the stadtholder, colonial violence, and foreign invasion.CLM-0377 | Soft 'follow or explain' enforcement; procedural compliance; difficulty measuring long-term and preventative benefits. | Unknown |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.