View source for Prospective Models of The Organizational Structure of Post-Development, Post-Decentralization, Post-Fossil Fuel, Economies

=Basics=
*This page aims to outline what the relevant [[Scales]] of the economy/materials economy would be in a Post-Development, Post-Decentralization, Post-Fossil Fuel System
*This could be applied to any scale, but this page will focus on National and International Scale

=Levels of Scale in the Model=
*May need a better name
==Most Relevant==
===Local===
*This refers to the level of a community
*Should be no more than what one could travel to in 30 minutes or less (is that time accurate, also may want to factor in distance AND transportation time?)
*'''Nearly all goods and services exist at this level'''
**Short of perhaps [[Transit]] , and some aspects of the [[Electrical Grid]]

===County===
*This is used in the USA, is this an common term elsewhere?
*Essentially multiple communities, and probably a major city center etc
*Medium Scale Industry (Which in this Economy Becomes The Equivalent of Heavy in Most Cases, due to [[The Partial Demise of Mass Manufacturing]] ) , and Medium Scale Commerce, and Heavy Scale Residential use
*Also the beginnings of [[Transit Networks]]

===State===
*For 2/3 of people's daily activities, this would be the highest relevant level
*Most materials wouldn't "flow" beyond here
*Mainly Consists of Administrative Networks, [[Transit Networks]] 
*Also Mining/Heavy Industry That are VERY location dependent, or difficult to practically do at lower levels such as
**Some parts of the [[Chemical Industry]] (Each state could have 1-3 Major [[Bio-Crude Refineries]] , [[RDF]] + [[Biomass]] grid scale plants, and Plastic / Paper / [[Engineered Wood Product]] plants in clusters of 1 of each) 
**Mining (Some resources may only exist in one state, or even one continent, this will neccesitate large scale trade for these resources (One example is the [[Neodyminium]] in [[Neodyminium Magnets]] ,  which as a [[Rare Earth Metal]] only exists in a few regions)
*Also the lower levels of a [[Super Grid]] begin here

==Relevant, Yet Only in Specific, Large Scale, Less Common Aspects==
===National===
*This would be mainly for administrative, diplomatic, large scale transit, and social safety net purposes (sometimes called a "Minarchy" in relevant literature)
*Also deals with disaster relief and epidemic/pandemic response
*Large Ammount of Large Scale Inter-State [[Transit Networks]] , [[Power Grid]] , and [[Communications Infastructure]]

===Regional===
*This is similar to how "national is to state" but even lesser so
*Also deals with disaster relief and epidemic/pandemic response
*Mainly deals with "in-continent inter-national" transit, communications, and energy

===Global===
*Essentially what the [[UN]] is now, most likely with less, if any military role, and as a much "Stronger UN" (ie binding treaties, no vetos etc)
*Large Scale Treaties, Projects, and Rules/Guidelines
*Deals with the largest aspects of the [[Super Grid]] ,  With intercontinental transit, and Cross-Ocean Communications Cables
*Also deals with disaster relief and epidemic/pandemic response

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