The Decentralized Model of Government

Day 1,147, 19:54 • Published in Austria Austria • by Albert Neurath

In the last article I published, I laid out the five types of government structure found in the eWorld. This next part of the series focuses solely upon the first of the two "Ideal Models" of government, the Decentralized Model.

The Decentralized Model, as already stated, is a form of idealized government in which political power is delegated to semiautonomous executive bodies from the central government. What has not been stated, however, is the method by which this becomes possible. A Decentralized government is made possible only when four conditions are met within a country:

1. A dedicated group of experienced ministers is available. A decentralized government, since it relies so much upon the establishement of semiautonomous ministries, requires a group of talented individuals to run each of its ministries. These people must be both experienced and trustworthy, and, almost as importantly, they must be good at finding other talented people to work under them.

2. The CP retains absolute power over the government Orgs. Although Ministers should be given access to government Orgs, the CP should still retain control over those Orgs, whether through retention of the passwords or through control over the Org emails. Without this, the risk of theft is much greater.

3. The CP is a very active player. By "very active," I mean more active than 90% of all "active" eRepublik players. The CP needs to always be alert, as it is only through his power that the government at the basic level remains functioning.

4. The Congress is either weak, disorganized, or organized but subservient to the Executive Power. If Congress is strong, a nation cannot be fully decentralized, since Congressmen generally do not like having little power over the affairs of government. Congress should restrain itself to carrying out the directives of the CP and his Ministers, passing declarations of war and peace, and to watching over those same people for evidence of corruption.

If these four conditions are met, and the CP wills it, then a Decentralized Government will naturally arise.

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