Technocracy
Gives technical experts a substantial role in public decisions, treating complex policy as a problem of informed coordination and competent administration.
Foundational doctrines
- Technical expertise
- Administrative coordination
- Evidence-informed policy
- Functional competence
Disagreement and variation
Expert advice differs from rule by experts; the unresolved issue is how technical judgment remains answerable to people affected by its decisions. Expert advice in democracy differs from replacing electoral accountability. Economic and cultural views remain unspecified.
Numerical positions in the interactive model are editorial reference estimates, not scientifically validated measurements.