How each model solves the same problems
Instead of “democracy versus anarchism”, compare the concrete ways collective problems get solved.
| Question | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How are decisions made? | 100 Parisians drawn by lot choose topics, deliberate in monthly workshops and plenaries, and table motions and a draft resolution for the elected Council to vote on.Sortition / citizens' assembly | Unknown | 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? | Facilitated workshops and plenary votes; proposals are co-constructed with city services before being tabled. | Unknown | A four-member Constitutional Tribunal appointed by the co-princes and the General Council; ordinary courts. | |
| How are public goods funded? | City-funded; outputs concern reading, housing renovation, street space, homelessness and loneliness. | Unknown | Health, education and infrastructure funded by indirect, corporate and personal taxes; parishes run local services. | |
| How is AI used? | No AI role. | Unknown | No specific role for AI. | |
| What are the main risks? | Electoral-roll sampling excludes non-citizen residents; dependence on the Council majority that created it; co-construction blurring citizen authorship. | Unknown | 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.