Decision Making in Large Communities
INTRODUCTION
It is clear that events in the future are predicated on decisions or choices which are made in the present. It is also very clear that the outcomes of those choices could, in theory, have had very different outcomes had different choices been made at any particular moment in time . Furthermore it is apparent that the “quality” of future outcomes must depend on the “quality” of the choices or decisions which are made in the present. Clearly this situation can lead to outcomes or consequences which were not intended at the outset and this has been described as the law of Unintended Consequences.
Also it would seem to be clear that the intended consequences of a choice made in the present would be to produce a result in the future which mirrored the intentions of the choice makers. In other words, any future outcomes would be self-similar to the intentions of the choice makers.
It is very apparent that in the real world this is not always the case and that the best (or worst) of intentions do not always achieve their intended outcomes. The purpose here is to attempt to describe and quantify the mechanism of the process and outcome of choice making.
It is clear that events in the future are predicated on decisions or choices which are made in the present. It is also very clear that the outcomes of those choices could, in theory, have had very different outcomes had different choices been made at any particular moment in time . Furthermore it is apparent that the “quality” of future outcomes must depend on the “quality” of the choices or decisions which are made in the present. Clearly this situation can lead to outcomes or consequences which were not intended at the outset and this has been described as the law of Unintended Consequences.
Also it would seem to be clear that the intended consequences of a choice made in the present would be to produce a result in the future which mirrored the intentions of the choice makers. In other words, any future outcomes would be self-similar to the intentions of the choice makers.
It is very apparent that in the real world this is not always the case and that the best (or worst) of intentions do not always achieve their intended outcomes. The purpose here is to attempt to describe and quantify the mechanism of the process and outcome of choice making.
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Decision Making in Large Communities.pdf
This is all my own work and I would appreciate it if you did not copy it. Thank you.
Decision Making in Large Communities.pdf
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