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 24-delegate council elected by district, a directly elected President with a line-item veto, and 110 local chapters.Initiative and referendum | A stratified random sample of 523 voters deliberated in moderated groups and plenaries and answered questionnaires before and after; no decisions were taken.Sortition / citizens' assembly | |
| How are conflicts resolved? | District courts and the Navajo Nation Supreme Court applying Navajo common law, plus a Peacemaker programme of consensual traditional resolution. | Balanced briefing materials, trained neutral moderators and competing experts structured disagreement. | |
| How are public goods funded? | Roads, utilities, police, schools and social services, funded by federal programmes, resource royalties, gaming and enterprises. | Privately funded; produced published results, media coverage and a peer-reviewed study. | |
| How is AI used? | No specific role for AI. | No AI role. | |
| What are the main risks? | Federal limits on jurisdiction and water; loss of coal revenue; corruption scandals; poverty and infrastructure gaps. | Self-selection into attendance; artificial setting; analysis by the method's designers; no institutional uptake. |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.