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Is there a government that's not ultimately controlled by narrow private interests? A well-managed government is merely one where inbuilt norms and traditions (including the Western traditions of constitutional human rights and separation of powers, but not only!) manage to limit the extent to which the narrow private interest of government actors can lead to predatory exploitation of the broader public.


> Is there a government that's not ultimately controlled by narrow private interests?

Without deep knowledge, I'd suggest Switzerland, simply because of the directness of its democracy


> including the Western traditions of constitutional human rights

I never really got why the west is so proud of not establishing basic rights of access to food, shelter, healthcare, and education. I don't quite understand the point of them otherwise.




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