Polity Atlas

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?Planned federation of village assemblies with delegates to district and regional councils, under an association chaired by Kim Jwa-jin.Grand Council of 50 chiefs chosen by clan mothers; questions pass between groups of nations, each seeking unanimity, with the Onondaga Firekeepers confirming or resolving disagreement.
How are conflicts resolved?Little documented; disputes were handled by association leaders and village bodies amid armed conflict with rivals.The Confederacy describes the Grand Council as resolving disputes among the nations and planning for the welfare of all the people.
How are public goods funded?Cooperative farming, purchasing and credit, free community schools and armed self-defence units, funded by settlers' contributions.Cooperative ownershipUnknown
How is AI used?None; an interwar experiment.No documented AI role.
What are the main risks?Assassination and repression, rivalry with communists, poverty of tenant farmers, and conquest by Japan.CLM-0398Operates alongside US and Canadian governments, which limits its practical jurisdiction; its rule of unanimity within and between blocs requires broad agreement.CLM-0117CLM-0118

This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.