How each model solves the same problems
Instead of “democracy versus anarchism”, compare the concrete ways collective problems get solved.
| Question | + Model | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| How are decisions made? | A divan of notables chose a governor (caïd) and kasbah commander, by most accounts annually; from 1630 a sixteen-member divan split equally between Hornacheros and Andalusians. | A 28-member General Council (half elected by parish, half by national list) elects the head of government; the co-princes sanction laws with countersignature. | |
| How are conflicts resolved? | Divan decisions, Islamic judges, negotiated power-sharing between communities, and frequent armed clashes. | A four-member Constitutional Tribunal appointed by the co-princes and the General Council; ordinary courts. | |
| How are public goods funded? | Fortifications, port and estuary defence; financed by shares of corsair prizes, customs and ransoms. | Health, education and infrastructure funded by indirect, corporate and personal taxes; parishes run local services. | |
| How is AI used? | None; an early-modern polity. | No specific role for AI. | |
| What are the main risks? | Communal conflict between founding groups, dependence on raiding and slave trading, and absorption by a reunified Moroccan state.CLM-0393 | Clash between the episcopal co-prince and legislation such as abortion; exclusion of non-citizens; dependence on France, Spain and the EU. |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.