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Appendix 7

A Comparative Table Of The Principle Distinctions Between Democracy And Netocracy  

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Criteria 

Democracy Netocracy  

1

Genesis  

Democracy is an offspring of separation of the powers - legislative, executive & judicial    

Netocracy is possible through separating processes of decision-making and implementation

2

  Subject

Decisions and implementation are executed by one subject  

Decisions and implementation of the decisions are separated by subject   

3

 Control of the system  

"Outside - inside". 

(administration )   

"Inside - outside"   

(self-management)   

 4

 Decision making process  

Voting  

Experimental model  

 5

Decision making elite  

Elected and appointed individuals make decisions  

Self-selected experts make decisions  

 6

Conflict of interest  

It is possible conflict between personal and public interests    

Conflict of interests is eliminated  

 7

The governing   

The governing is a form of business 

The governing is a subject of spiritual necessity  

 8

 Level of intellect

The decisions are made by collective intellect  (committee, government, parliament)  

The decisions are made by global intellect,        (resembling virtual brain)    

 9

Resolutions of problems   

Resolutions are made on base of social consciousness  

Resolutions are made on base of social self-consciousness  

10

Favour  

Decisions are in favour of one part of society

Decisions are in favour of the society as a whole  

11

Structure  

Hierarchical structure  

Heterarchical structure  

12

Resources  

The social elite at the democracy owned and controlled material resources   

The elite at the netocracy include experts, having knowledge and controlling spiritual resource  

13

Dominant form of social consciousness   

Politics  

Morality  

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