Greetings ...
For those interested in the issue of proportional representation and
electoral reform, there was a recent issue of Policy Options devoted to
the subject.
I remain skeptical about the benefits of such a system. I have several
reasons for thinking this way.
First, I think that
Greetings,
The article below pertains to COMMONS beyond traditional usage. It also
uses a broad notion of "externalities". There is as much economics as
politics involved (IMO), although it is written as a piece on democracy. I
don't agree with everything in it, particularly the statement about
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On 14-Jan-99, Colin Stark wrote:
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>1Would you rather have dictatorship, or "indecisiveness"
>2If three parties have, say, 42%, 35%, and 23% of the popular vote (or
>make up your own numbers), which is more f
> >1Would you rather have dictatorship, or "indecisiveness"
>
I rather won't have dictatorship, nothing guaranties that
a "firm" decision is the right decision.
> >2If three parties have, say, 42%, 35%, and 23% of the popular vote (or
> >make up your own numbers), which is more fair:
>
the po
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Dear Friends all,
1) Thanks to Michael G for this posting
2) Its contents are of maximal importance for our 21st Century.
* If * these developments are for the benefit of all (the Commonweal) then
we might all be celebrating.
However:
The 'Privatisation of Knowledge' agenda is *the* on
John's comments echo
my thoughts on The Bell Lab predictions. And why would this all be a "good"
thing? And what then happens to this skin? These skins?
Carol Gigliotti, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Faculty, Interactive Arts
Technical University of British Columbia
( TechBC)
Suite 301-10334 15
Here is an article someone sent to me a while ago about this very subject...
M!
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> THE VOLUNTARY COMPLEXITY MOVEMENT
Langdon Winner ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
TECH KNOWLEDGE
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>trial and ended with Dermitt's famous verdict: "To every cow it's calf, to
>every book it's copy."
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>(Does a biol
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