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I doesn't help you much if you are the fastest widget maker if every widget you produce is defective because you didn't take the time to do it right. So no, the

by nec4b 5y ago

I doesn't help you much if you are the fastest widget maker if every widget you produce is defective because you didn't take the time to do it right. So no, there is no law of nature decreeing dictatorships are more efficient or effective than other forms of government. It is actually the other way around, skipping important input is what makes dictatorships historically almost universally worse than other forms of government from the offset.

Rury 5y ago
>I doesn't help you much if you are the fastest widget maker if every widget you produce is defective because you didn't take the time to do it right You're conflating effectiveness at "making good policy" with effectivness in "delivering policy". I never said they were most effective at "making good policy" but in "carrying out policy" (meaning time to deliver policy). >So no, there is no law of nature decreeing dictatorships are more efficient or effective than other forms of government And again, I never made that claim (if you mean efficient/effective at making good policy). I said they were when it came to delivering policy (whether that's good or bad policy) and it depends on their competence. IF their leaders are competent (in making good policy and decisions), they naturally are more efficient and effective governments. This holds true, because, of the words 'if' and 'competent' and the reasons I explained prior. As far as waiting for input vs skipping input goes, it's a double edged sword not a one way street. Extra time spent in gathering input means slower to act. Slower to act means missed action/opportunities, which is a terrible aspect to have in an immediate crisis. This is exactly the reason why the executive branch of the US functions more similarly to a dictatorship than a democracy - it's so that it can respond faster in times of crisis. It's because dictatorships are actually better in this aspect, when compared to other forms of government.

by nec4b 5y ago

Rury 5y ago

>I doesn't help you much if you are the fastest widget maker if every widget you produce is defective because you didn't take the time to do it right You're conflating effectiveness at "making good policy" with effectivness in "delivering policy". I never said they were most effective at "making good policy" but in "carrying out policy" (meaning time to deliver policy). >So no, there is no law of nature decreeing dictatorships are more efficient or effective than other forms of government And again, I never made that claim (if you mean efficient/effective at making good policy). I said they were when it came to delivering policy (whether that's good or bad policy) and it depends on their competence. IF their leaders are competent (in making good policy and decisions), they naturally are more efficient and effective governments. This holds true, because, of the words 'if' and 'competent' and the reasons I explained prior. As far as waiting for input vs skipping input goes, it's a double edged sword not a one way street. Extra time spent in gathering input means slower to act. Slower to act means missed action/opportunities, which is a terrible aspect to have in an immediate crisis. This is exactly the reason why the executive branch of the US functions more similarly to a dictatorship than a democracy - it's so that it can respond faster in times of crisis. It's because dictatorships are actually better in this aspect, when compared to other forms of government.