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?Residents propose capital projects; city services check feasibility and merge ideas; residents vote online and in person; winners are built by the city.Unknown
How are conflicts resolved?Administrative review and committee merging of similar ideas; disputes over eligibility are settled by the city.Unknown
How are public goods funded?A share of the municipal investment budget funds playgrounds, schools, greening, sport and cycle facilities, with an earmark for working-class neighbourhoods.Participatory budgetingUnknown
How is AI used?No AI role.Unknown
What are the main risks?Low and socially skewed turnout; administrative agenda control; projects substituting for ordinary spending; narrowing of eligible categories.Unknown

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