Theory of the World
A personal archive of ideas, models, and perspectives on our complex world.
Perspective over time. Across disciplines. Beyond convention.
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A Field Test Designed to Fail Honestly
A serious pilot must measure the full causal chain, look for harm, decide failure rules in advance and publish the null result.
Accounting for a Community Economy
Supply-and-use and physical accounts prevent double counting and show whether money, materials, infrastructure and demand tell one consistent story.
What South Africa Can Borrow Without Copying
International examples become useful when South Africa extracts mechanisms, names local actors and allows field evidence to reject the adaptation.
Seventeen Communities Is a Test, Not a Magic Number
Federation creates resilience only when communities diversify real dependencies and share capabilities that improve performance or reduce risk.
A Community Finance Vehicle Is Not Automatically a Bank
A community finance vehicle must match its legal powers, funding base, lending conduct, risk controls and productive purpose.
Training Should Be Part of Production
Training closes the experience gap when paid work, structured learning, mentoring, assessment and progression form one productive pathway.
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