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Translation: Smaller countries are easier to manipulate. The powerful Andreessens of the world will have an easier time getting what they want from them.
by nickbauman 12y ago
Translation: Smaller countries are easier to manipulate. The powerful Andreessens of the world will have an easier time getting what they want from them.
- walshemj 12y agoYep why do you think Salmond and the NAT's are playing the race to the bottom with capital gains tax and is so chummy with Trup and Murdoch.
- api_or_ipa 12y agoYes, smaller countries are more agile. A great number of issues in diverse, expansive countries can be solved with a greater focus on regionalism. The Chinese have approached this problem recently (post 1978) by increasing regional autonomy. See the various reforms implemented since 1978 leading up to their adoption of the M-form[1]. There is also the argument that signals can pass more easily through a more distributed system, meaning greater ability for decision makers to make informed decisions. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-form http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-form
- nickbauman 12y agoThe problem with decentralization is waste of duplication. I don't think it needs to be an "either / or". It should be a "yes, and".
- collyw 12y agoIceland were the only one that seemed to listen to its people after the financial crisis, and didn't succumb to the bankers threats. They seem to be doing OK.