Post in I am a citizen not a consumer

Aug 01 08:29 UTC

Hi

James Gilmour wrote:
> ...there is another expectation of government, namely that it will
> pursue a coherent set of policies and actions across the whole of the
> political sphere. ...

and Michael Allan replied:
> In that example (park planning), decision making by the neighbours has

> actually *enhanced* the overall coherence of policy and action ...
> A centrally planned approach to the same ends (useful parks) would be
> less coherent and less feasible.

I suspect that when James talk about the whole of the political sphere
is talking about a wider approach than the objective of useful parks.
For example, useful parks are likely to have an impact on our health
(physical and mental) as well as make a place more attractive for
tourists and investment.

In both these I think that the neighbours are playing the part of
citizens -in the health instance because they're working together on a
societal goal and in the 2nd, well the same -the citizens are kind of
working like "staff" of the country. Which would give the government a
kind of management task

-Ella

Ella Taylor-Smith

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