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? | Informal consensus within each harbour gang; formally, zone councils elected by licence holders propose trap limits and fishing hours, some subject to a two-thirds referendum. | 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. | Unknown | |
| How are conflicts resolved? | Warnings and covert trap cutting enforce territories; state marine patrol enforces size limits, trap tags and zone rules. | A four-member Constitutional Tribunal appointed by the co-princes and the General Council; ordinary courts. | Unknown | |
| How are public goods funded? | Conservation of breeding stock (egg-bearing females, V-notching, maximum size), monitoring and enforcement. | Health, education and infrastructure funded by indirect, corporate and personal taxes; parishes run local services. | Unknown | |
| How is AI used? | None. Trap tags and licence databases are administrative, not AI-based. | No specific role for AI. | Unknown | |
| What are the main risks? | Exclusion of newcomers, violent 'cut wars', dependence on one species, ocean warming and federal whale-protection rules.CLM-0510 | Clash between the episcopal co-prince and legislation such as abortion; exclusion of non-citizens; dependence on France, Spain and the EU. | Unknown |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.