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Chapter 2: How do we decide what is good for society? - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 2: How do we decide what is good for society?
Challenges involved?
differing needs and interests
Diverse population = disagreements on what is most important
Examples
Public transport
an efficent public transport
piority for those without their own transport means
those with own vehicles more concerned about an effeciant road network
School Facilities
swimmers = swimming pool, tennis players = tennis court
facilities in a neighbourhood
senior citizens = senior citizen corner
young children = playground
fitness people = fitness corner/ badminton court
Housing
elderly = small apartments
families = larger apartments
Languange and culture
Holidays are provided for different groups of people who celebrate different occations.
different races are allowed to practice their traditions
Immigrants
welcomed as they play a part in SG
fear that they will unfairly take away jobs
Differing Piorities
different people = differnt priorities
example
good housing vs good environment
Unequal sharing of costs
not everyone will bear the cost of improvement to our society equally
example
building of expressways: people benefit but residents living near expressways are affected by the noise from traffic
Not in my backyard syndrome (NIMBY)
big problem in SG becuase of limitied land
How does the government manage conflicting demands?
understanding tradeoffs
trade-off involves an exchange in which a decision has to be made between two or more things that cannot be obtained at the same time
Thomsom-East Coast line 2014: trade-off = land cannot be used for other things
Decision making in a representative democracy
elected govenrment has the polotical legitimacy to decide the trade-offs of spending a countries resources
legislature
executive
judiciary
Ideas shaping governance
Having good leadership
anticipate change and stay relavant
Practicing metiocracy
Providing a stake for everyone