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
  • Mining
• 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

Regional

• This is similar to how "national is to state" but even lesser so
• Also deals with disaster relief and epidemic/pandemic response

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