A model for management styles

[james_davis_nicoll]

[Stolen from a discussion where I kvetched over the use of somewhat vague terms to describe governments]



> Definition on socialist and capitalist (If only because I
>don't see them as necessarily opposed). Maybe dirigiste vs laise fair?

Actually, thought of two more pair of terms to add to that:
redistributive vs anti-redistributive, and high-feedback vs low.

	 Redistributive
	    	|
	A	| 	B
		|
		|
 LF----------------------Dirigiste
		|
		|
	C	|	D
		|
	Anti-redistributive 

It's rather hard to add that third axis but imagine it is
there so that each of the four quadrents is divided into two.

A type governments take in taxes and pay out benefits but
don't try to tell subunits [1] what economic activity to engage in.

B type as above but they try to direct the economy from a
central office.

C types don't take in many/any taxes and don't spent money
either.

D types as above but the central office still tries to tell
people how to conduct their economic activity.

High feedback states have some mechanisms whereby the effects
of policy are effectively communicated to the central authority. Low
feedback states don't. My gut instinct is that the most spectacular
failures come from low feedback B states but that low feedback D states
probably won't set records for stability either. It may be difficult to
distinguish between low feedback and high feedback C states.


1: states, companies, citizens