Tag Archives for governance platforms

Infographic: 10 Functions of the State

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22. March 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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Private Fire Departments

This article would be funny if it wasn’t so tragic. Look, if you want to do this, privatize core local government services, you can’t force people to pay for the privileged of not utilizing these services (taxes), then charge them … Continue reading

05. February 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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Time for a New Governance Platform

When the core rule set you cut into your governance platform is causing the system to fold into itself, to the extent where you cannot affect change upon that rule set, it’s time to build out a new one. Data … Continue reading

22. January 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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The History and Future of Warfare

I’ve been thinking about Lexington Green’s post asking for help putting together a presentation on the history of warfare. Here’s the framework I’ve thrown together. My focus was on incorporating the market and information (both get lost in most traditional readings … Continue reading

07. October 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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