Difference between revisions of "Government"

Latest revision as of 02:00, 29 March 2013

Government refers to:

There is considerable disagreement about whether a "government" must necessarily be hierarchical and coercive.

There is also disagreement about the proper role of government. The following list seems to comprise the main views:

to protect the weak from the strong.
to enforce voluntary contracts
to protect the few from the many
- this can either mean protecting minorities from those who would abuse them, which is consistent with protecting weak from strong, or it can mean protecting the rich from the poor, which in modern society would be consistent with enforcement (possibly selective) of voluntary contracts.
to protect citizens' "natural rights" (as defined by whoever is setting up the government)

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anarchy: the absence of government
anti-governmentism: the idea that government is always bad
backup government
citizen government
open government
world government
national governments:
- US/gov - US government
related projects:
- InstaGov
truisms:
- Government cannot create wealth: if true, this can be said of any organization.

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 * to protect the few from the many
 ** this can either mean protecting minorities from those who would abuse them, which is consistent with protecting weak from strong, or it can mean protecting the rich from the poor, which in modern society would be consistent with enforcement (possibly selective) of voluntary contracts.
+* to protect citizens' "natural rights" (as defined by whoever is setting up the government)
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