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| − | A technocracy is a government run not by politicians, but by technical experts in fields of policy-making and governance. Under such a government, scientific approaches to solving problems would be applied as opposed to the traditional political, economic or philosophical approaches. Proponents of a technocratic governing system argue that under such a government, emphasis would be placed on resource sustainability rather than economic profit, ensuring continued social operation indefinitely. Experts would be chosen not democratically, but by virtue of their merit and expertise in a given field. The concept is largely hypothetical, but had significant support for a short period of time in the 1930s with supporters believing that an apolitical, technical government could guide an economy to a well-balanced production and consumption system, thereby ridding society of unemployment and debt. | + | A technocracy is a government run not by politicians, but by technical experts in fields of policy-making and governance. Under such a government, scientific approaches to solving problems would be applied as opposed to the traditional political, economic or philosophical approaches. Proponents of a technocratic governing system argue that under such a government, emphasis would be placed on resource [[sustainability]] rather than economic profit, ensuring continued social operation indefinitely. Experts would be chosen not democratically, but by virtue of their merit and expertise in a given field. The concept is largely hypothetical, but had significant support for a short period of time in the 1930s with supporters believing that an apolitical, technical government could guide an economy to a well-balanced production and consumption system, thereby ridding society of unemployment and debt. |
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| + | == External links and references == | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9ps5vJrIxM Technocracy: An Alternative Social System – Arvid Peterson – (1980) on YouTube] | ||
| + | * [http://www.technocracy.org/images/stories/pdf/studycourse2.pdf Marion King Hubbert, Howard Scott, Technocracy Inc., Technocracy Study Course, New York.] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:24, 8 April 2014
A technocracy is a government run not by politicians, but by technical experts in fields of policy-making and governance. Under such a government, scientific approaches to solving problems would be applied as opposed to the traditional political, economic or philosophical approaches. Proponents of a technocratic governing system argue that under such a government, emphasis would be placed on resource sustainability rather than economic profit, ensuring continued social operation indefinitely. Experts would be chosen not democratically, but by virtue of their merit and expertise in a given field. The concept is largely hypothetical, but had significant support for a short period of time in the 1930s with supporters believing that an apolitical, technical government could guide an economy to a well-balanced production and consumption system, thereby ridding society of unemployment and debt.
