2) Evolution of Governance

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2) Fairy tales are all about Noble kings

Fairy tales also have Cruel overlords. "Noble King" is an Oxymoron of sorts, at least in the real world. Monarchy went out fashion with advent of the new paradigm, Democracy.

Democracy was born in 1790 with the French Revolution. This was immediately after Industrial Revolution 1.0 in 1760. 

Call it People's Governance 1.0 with a "Elected Representative".
"Selfless Leader", if that is even possible?

The Evolution of Governance Models:

In the beginning there was Autocracy
  • Monarchy, Dictatorship. This form of governance has obvious negatives. 
  • Even a benevolent dictator will eventually get corrupted.
Governance 1.0: Autocratic Democracy
  • Monarch continues as head of state, but Cabinet is elected by people,
    OR Government elected with strong majority with almost non-existent opposition
  • Good for quick results, but can deteriorate rapidly to Autocracy.
Governance 2.0: Democratic Republic
  • Stable elected governments.
  • Driven by Market Forces. 
Governance 3.0: Socialism
  • Production, distribution, and exchange owned or regulated by the community
  • Driven by Equitable distribution of Wealth
Governance 4.0: Digital People's rule. Are we already there?
  • We are already seeing the influence of Social Media and Popular Opinion 
  • Can it be harnessed for "Enhancing Value"? Delivering Governance irrespective of electoral majority?

Many works of Science Fiction have explored altruistic models: 

  • Isaac Asimov's "Gaia", the universe metamorphosing into a connected super organism which extracts work from, and supplies needs to each constituent. 
  • Dan Simmons' Godlike "UI", the Ultimate Intelligence which governs all. 
  • Ian M. Banks' Culture, AIs facilitating governance in a post-scarcity society.

Are we nearing a paradigm shift in governance models enabled by a Digital Transformation? 

Starting with Internet, to Mobile telecommunication, to integrated data networks, to super-fast connectivity; Technology is taking giant leaps towards Artificial Intelligence. Along with rapid improvements in production and distribution systems, we are also seeing a major shift in virtual and physical warfare. 

Will we see another Major Conflict before the next Level of Governance emerges? 

This and more in my next blog post...Does-conflict-facilitate-evolution-of-Governance

See my earlier blog post on the subject...Evolution-of-governance-models

This chain of thoughts was initiated after reading following articles:


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