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? | Inatsisartut (31 members, proportional representation) forms the government, Naalakkersuisut. Fields are taken over from Denmark when Greenland decides. | 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? | Negotiation between Naalakkersuisut and the Danish government; disputes over competence go to a board under the Act; independence requires agreement, a referendum and both parliaments' consent. | A four-member Constitutional Tribunal appointed by the co-princes and the General Council; ordinary courts. | |
| How are public goods funded? | Health, education, social services, fisheries and mineral resources run by Greenland, financed by local taxes, fisheries and a Danish block grant. | Health, education and infrastructure funded by indirect, corporate and personal taxes; parishes run local services. | |
| How is AI used? | No specific role for AI in the self-government arrangement. | No specific role for AI. | |
| What are the main risks? | Fiscal dependence on the block grant; small administrative capacity; pressure from great powers over minerals and security; social problems inherited from colonial policy. | 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.