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? | GiveDirectly and an academic team designed the study and randomised villages; recipients decide freely how to use unconditional payments. | 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? | Programme operations and grievance handling by GiveDirectly; research oversight by ethics boards at MIT and Maseno University. | A four-member Constitutional Tribunal appointed by the co-princes and the General Council; ordinary courts. | |
| How are public goods funded? | Donor-funded transfers to every adult in treated villages (about $22.50 a month in the long-term arm), amounting to some 15% of control-village spending.Universal basic income | 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? | Credibility of a 12-year charity promise; researcher–implementer ties; limited transferability to rich economies; results not yet peer-reviewed. | 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.