Definition
The series of approaches societies have used to manage resources
There have been five governance bases throughout history; the world is transitioning to a sixth
Key Characteristics
| Each governance basis corresponds to a societal level |
| Managing resources comes down to who makes the decisions for a society (the authority) and how those decisions are enforced (the enforcement mechanism) |
| Early progression traded personal decision-making for better enforcement; later progression has moved back toward personal decision-making |
| Rule-of-law is the current governance basis for most of the world |
| Innovation drives governance basis change |
| Technology will enable even more personalized decision-making in the future |