The Big Question

[Trevon Andarosel]

Why do we want an micronational economy, and what do we want to achieve with it?



Do we want to



- Insert a realistic simulation of an economy in our micronation?



- Add an extra dimension to micronationalism to have fun with?



- Just see if we can do it and make ourselves feel proud?



- ....



Trevon.

The storyteller of Ex, Umbagollah


Ilotim ilo arelisin il parduvile arelis te arelisin
The truth is just too true to be true for everyone

[Ken Avonts]

Well, there are micronations whose goal is being a modelstate. They experiment with different constitutions, political ideas and philosophies. So for them, it's quiet obvious to have an economy too. They'll also want to experiment with that aspect of model-state-hood.



Take Antverpia for example. Our goal is to bring the Islamic philosophy about governance into practice (in fact, there is no 'Islamic philosophy', but different schools and interpretations of it). Currently we're writing a constitution, which is secular and democratic. When all that starts working, we'll try to have an economy too, based the Islamic principles.

Ken Avonts

Regent of the Islamic Republic of
Antverpia

http://users.pandora.be/ir-antverpia

[Brendig45]

As our Foreign Affairs Vizier said, can't you have all three?

Jeffrey Leong


Vizier of The Ministry of Trade and
Economics

Satrap of Kelestan

Sartip of the Imperial Babkhan Army

Ambassador to the LoSS


Kingdom of Babkha

[Trevon Andarosel]

Possibly. But if you put the stress on the first, a service-based economy with a perhaps somewhat lower activity where citizens inevitably have to participate in seems the most suitable.

If you go more for the second option, a virtual goods economy with a probably high activity but also with a more voluntary participation of citizens seems preferable to me.



And yes, the third point will come automatically , but if you really want to go only for that, I would recommend to make it as simple as possible.



Trevon.

The storyteller of Ex, Umbagollah


Ilotim ilo arelisin il parduvile arelis te arelisin
The truth is just too true to be true for everyone