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 national random sample deliberated in moderated groups and plenaries and answered the same questionnaire before and after; Parliament kept the decision.Sortition / citizens' assembly | 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? | Balanced briefing materials and competing experts; an advisory group of civic leaders reported results; final disputes settled by parliamentary supermajority. | A four-member Constitutional Tribunal appointed by the co-princes and the General Council; ordinary courts. | |
| How are public goods funded? | State-funded under the 2017 Law on Deliberative Polling; results published for legislators and the public. | Health, education and infrastructure funded by indirect, corporate and personal taxes; parishes run local services. | |
| How is AI used? | No AI role. | No specific role for AI. | |
| What are the main risks? | Selective uptake by Parliament without reasons; political turnover delaying reform; evidence base dominated by the method's designers.CLM-0463 | 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.