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Re:What Is To Be Done? It is time to consider alternate syst... by def- on Monday September 04, 2017 @11:56AM (#15169030)
> The most functional countries seem to all have a small population

The least functional ones also have a small population. See http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s8863.pdf

Re:What Is To Be Done? It is time to consider alternate syst... by devmunchies on Monday September 04, 2017 @12:53PM (#15169383)
yes, there are dysfunctional governments at every scale, but the functional ones seem to always be small.